ASSIGNMENTS INFORMATION RETRIEVAL 84:260 SPRING 2007

All assignments are to be word-processed. Label all printouts and photocopies of material with your name.  Staple all parts of an assignment together.

Assignment 1

1 Email the registry number of the compound assigned to you to Mrs. Muskiewicz. Do not continue with Questions 2 & 3 until you receive a confirming email from her that your registry number is correct.

2. Research the compound assigned to you in the following online sources. Print off and attach the information found on each site. Highlight the name of your compount and its registry number. Cite your sources. If not found so state, and research the substitute chemical.

a. Merck Index

b. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

c. Signma-Aldrich Web site.

d.. Chemfinder.com

e. MSDS sheet

The substitute chemical for this question is Methyl Salicylate.

3. Compare and contrast the information on the sites given above. Which site would you use first for information on your compound and why?

4.. An assignment sheet for Hill Notation will be handed out in class and should be turned in with Questions 2 & 3.

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