Organic molecules day

A wide range of organic molecules, both naturally occurring and man-made, such as therapeutic medicines and dyes tend to be aromatic molecules. Nitrated aromatic molecules are important precursors to a wide range of everyday products from paracetamol to explosives and even perfumes in between!

In this activity students will carry out the nitration of a simple aromatic compound and then look at the product using various analytical techniques.

• Age group: 16-17
• Duration: 7h
• Number of students: 60
• Students per group: 12
• Number of supervisors: 8
• Cost: £2000