Pruning the Chemical Requirements in the Detection of Functional Groups in Organic Compounds and Ions in Inorganic Salts: A Greener Outlook

• Published in: Journal of chemical education Vol. 100; no. 12; pp. 4786 - 4790
• Main Authors: Genwa, Mahaveer, Singh, Jyoti, Manohar, Sunny, Angrish, Chetna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 12.12.2023; American Chemical Society
• Subjects: Chemical pollution; Chemicals; Functional groups; Inorganic salts; Ions; Laboratories; Laboratory Experiments; Organic chemicals; Organic chemistry; Organic compounds; Pedagogy; Pruning; Science Curriculum; Students; Tubes; Pedagogical model; Green chemistry; Organic functional group analysis; Undergraduate education/research; Inorganic ions detection; Laboratory instructions; Pruning of chemical waste

The analysis of functional groups in organic compounds and inorganic ions in salts is a laboratory experiment that forms an inevitable part of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum in the science field all over the world. With this experiment, the student learns the testing techniques for the chemi...