Physical Chemistry II CHEM 235

Below is a list of resources helpful in completing the lab assignments for CHEM 235. If you need help in using these resources, please contact the chemistry librarian.

Because this is likely to be an older, "classic" article published in the early 1900's, you may have trouble finding something good in SciFinder (older articles are not completely indexed).

Instead, try searching the American Chemical Society journal package online. Concordia subscribes to the archives of these journals as well as the newest journals. Their search function is quite good. Here's how to search:

• Go to the ACS e-journal package.
• In the search box at the top of the page, type acid.
• From the results page, select REFINE SEARCH.
• In the second search box below your search for acid, select Title from the dropdown, and then enter inversion of sucrose.
• Hit the search button. You should get a number of hits that are useful. You can link directly to the PDF of the article.

Another source that is quite useful is the book Experimental Physical Chemistry. You will be able to find references to measurements of the rate of inversion of sucrose in this text.

Because this is likely to be an older, "classic" article published in the early 1900's, you may have trouble finding something good in SciFinder (older articles are not completely indexed).

Instead, try searching the American Chemical Society journal package online. Concordia subscribes to the archives of these journals as well as the newest journals. Their search function is quite good. Here's how to search:

• Go to the ACS e-journal package.
• In the search box at the top of the page, type acid.
• From the results page, select REFINE SEARCH.
• In the second search box below your search for acid, select Title from the dropdown, and then enter inversion of sucrose.
• Hit the search button. You should get a number of hits that are useful. You can link directly to the PDF of the article.

Another source that is quite useful is the book Experimental Physical Chemistry. You will be able to find references to measurements of the rate of inversion of sucrose in this text.

Try searching the following:

• SciFinder is a good database to search. Select the "References" option from the horizontal menu above the search box, and run a search for kinetics of the bromination of acetone in acid. You should get a number of good hits. To get access to an article, click on the "Full text" button for that article, and then select "Find it @ Concordia" from the dropdown menu.  

• American Chemical Society journal package online    
  • In the search box at the top of the page, type (bromination or halogenation) and acid.
  • From the results page, select REFINE SEARCH.
  • In the second search box below your original search terms, select Title from the dropdown, and then enter acetone.
  • Hit the search button.  You should get a number of its that are useful.  You can link directly to the PDF of the article.

• Journal of Chemical Education (use the ACS/CRKN link). Enter the search term (in the title) halogenation of acetone. You should get at least one result.

Try searching the following:

• The American Chemical Society journal package online:
  • In the "Anywhere in Content/Website" search box, type methanolysis.
  • In the "Title" search box, enter kinetics and acetal.
  • Hit the search button! You should get at least one hit. You can link directly to the PDF of the article.
• SciFinder also has some good hits. Do a "References" search for kinetics of the methanolysis of diethyl acetal.

This is a classic chemistry experiment so try searching the following:

• Journal of Chemical Education. Enter the search term (in the title) iodine clock reaction. You should get a couple of good results.
• SciFinder also has some good hits. Try a "References" search for kinetics of the iodine clock reaction.