Lab Guides

Lab Guides collect operational notes for routine chemistry work.

The goal is to turn repeated lab decisions into checklists that are easy to search before, during and after practical work.

Current guides

TLC Reaction MonitoringHow to spot, develop, interpret and document a TLC reaction plate.Work-up and Extraction GuidePlan phase logic, extraction notes and crude-record evidence.File Library PlanHow templates and downloadable lab resources should be named and released.

Lab documentation checklist

Record enough detail for another person to understand the decision:

• reaction or sample identifier
• method used
• solvent system or conditions
• observations
• interpretation
• next action

Next useful guides

• recrystallisation decision guide
• column chromatography planning
• NMR interpretation checklist
• melting point reporting template