The isolation and analysis of your air-sensitive product requires careful manipulation of your compound
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Air-Sensitive Techniques (4)
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Air-Sensitive Techniques (3)
Some basic experimental set ups for performing reactions with air-sensitive compounds and how to add solids and liquids
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Air-Sensitive Techniques (2)
The basis of all Schlenk line work, the evacuate-refill cycle, and how to dry and/or degas solvents for air-sensitive reactions
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Air-Sensitive Techniques (1)
Schlenk lines can be daunting for the first-time user. We looked at basic Schlenk line design and how to start and stop a Schlenk line
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Growing Crystals Part 3
How do you grow a crystal if your compound decomposes in air? We look at techniques that work for both air-sensitive and air-stable compounds
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Growing Crystals Part 2
Patience, luck, and no small amount of skill are required to grow the perfect crystal for X-ray diffraction. Maximize your chances of getting that elusive crystal
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Growing Crystals Part 1
Patience, luck, and no small amount of skill are required to grow the perfect crystal for X-ray diffraction. Maximize your chances of getting that elusive crystal
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Column Troubleshooting and Alternatives
No matter how carefully you prepare and run your column, things can still go wrong. We look at some common problems and possible alternatives
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: How to Make a Capillary TLC Spotter
How to make a capillary spotter for use in thin layer chromatography (TLC)
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Tips and Tricks for the Lab: Column Choices
We look at some of the factors that affect separation in a chromatography column to help you make the right choices when setting up a column