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Workshop: Demonstration of “Drying of Solvents and Chromatographic Techniques”
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Date: 16-18 August 2017
Venue: C-506
Participants: M.Sc. Semester III students
Number of students: 32
Resource Person: Ms. Manjinder Kour, Research Scholar, IIS University, Jaipur
Drying of solvents is an important step in inorganic and organic synthesis with non-aqueous solvents. Chromatographic techniques also play an important role in Chemistry. With the aim to inculcate the students with these techniques this workshop was organized.
The workshop on “Drying of Solvent & Chromatographic Techniques” was organized by the Department of Chemistry for M.Sc. Semester III students under the supervision of Ms. Manjinder Kour on 16th and 18th Aug, 2017. She explained the importance of solvent drying and effect of impurities in a solvent including moisture. Describing the importance of solvent drying, it was explained that it is more economical to purify commercial grades than to purchase more expensive Analytical grades.
Next day lecture and demonstration on “Chromatography techniques: Column and Thin Layer Chromatography” was carried out. Column Chromatography is a method used to purify and separate individual compounds in a mixture.
Experimentally also, they performed Column Chromatography and prepared TLC plates. The workshop was summed up with the question answer session.
Next day another method for the drying of high boiling point solvents was demonstrated.
After the workshop the students were able to dry solvent with appropriate technique and use chromatographic techniques whenever required.