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"Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry" is a videodisc designed to provide visual examples of the chemistry of carbon compounds. These demonstrations are intended to increase student interest and learning by demonstrating macroscopic chemical phenomena before analyzing them at the molecular level.

The content of this videodisc is designed for use at both the high school and college levels in general and organic chemistry courses. Many demonstrations include practical examples of the chemistry of fuels, food, drugs, dyes, and polymers. Techniques such as the use of the separatory funnel in extraction of an acid and thin layer chromatography of a dye mixture are shown. In addition to chemical demonstrations, some segments show the use and manipulation of models of organic molecules including conformations of alkanes and cycloalkanes, enantiomers, and assignment of R- and S- configuration of chiral centers. Equations explaining many of the reactions are shown at the discretion of the teacher. A set of notes providing a brief explanation of the reactions and appropriate equations is included for teachers.

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