2. Method
About 20 sets of the small lab kits were purchased from Thailand. Around 120 students who registered for the
organic practical class: STKK2022, were selected to conduct 7 experiments in groups of two, in 3 sections, as
follows:-
Experiment 1: Sublimation of naphthalene from mothballs
Experiment 2: Purification of liquids by distillation
Experiment 3: Preparation of salycilic acid from Kwan Loong Ointment
Experiment 4: Reaction of Aldol condensation
Experiment 5: Extraction and identification of the essential oil of cloves
Experiment 6: Separation of trimyristin from Nutmeg
Experiment 7: Nitration of phenol on solid surface
After conducting all the experiments, a questionnaire was distributed to the students.