DRUG ANALYSIS

Ist MODULE
1. Introduction to qualitative analysis. Organoleptic analysis. Solvent-free analysis: combustion and flame test.
2. Safety and first aid procedures in the laboratory. Symbols, risk and safety phrases. Hazard chemicals handling procedures. Lab notebook.
3. Basic laboratory techniques and operations: solubilisation, dilution, concentration, precipitation, filtration, centrifugation, solubility.
4. Stoichiometry, redox reactions, equilibrium in solution, acids and bases, solubility product, coordination compounds.
5. Qualitative analysis in aqueous solution: identification of cations belonging to groups I-VI, analysis of anions, analysis of acid insoluble residue..
6. Application of solvent-free assays and analysis in aqueous solution to the identification of unknown inorganic samples.

IInd MODULE
1. Introduction to quantitative analysis. Sampling. Experimental error: error types, precision and accuracy, standard deviation. Significant digits.
2. Primary standards and titration. Gravimetric and volumetric analysis.
3. Lab equipment and instrumentation: the analytical balance, burettes, pipettes, volumetric flasks.
4. Acid-base titration. Analysis of the titration curve: indicator choice, potenziometric determination of the final point. Non-acqueous titration.
5. Complexometric and redox titrations.