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I am looking for a GC-MS lab that I could use for my Analytical Chemistry class. Any ideas?

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@Amanda, there seems to be a verb missing somewhere in you question. You're looking for a GC-MS lab that _ for your class? Feel free to edit you question to make it more specific. – Rich Apodaca Jan 5 at 19:53
Thanks! I need to find a lab that I can have my students do using GC-MS – Amanda Jan 8 at 0:32
@Amanda, another idea to help readers help you better - provide some background. For example, describe the quantity and type of equipment you have available, the level of your class, and any constraints you might be under. You might also offer one or two examples of labs you've already tried and what you liked/disliked about it/each. – Rich Apodaca Jan 9 at 15:39

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The Journal of Chemical Education is a good place to look for undergrad experiments. I haven't tried it, but I colleague shared this one with me recently:

"A New GC-MS Experiment for the Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis Laboratory in Environmental Chemistry: Methyl-t-butyl Ether and Benzene in Gasoline"

J. Chem. Educ., 1998, 75 (12), p 1595 DOI: 10.1021/ed075p1595

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Thank you so much! I appreciate that! – Amanda Jan 19 at 14:24
@Amanda, if you like Steve's answer, you can vote it up using the triangular widgets to the left of his answer. Voting helps ensure that the best answers come to the top, and anybody can vote. – Rich Apodaca Jan 23 at 15:26
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We do a mixture of alkanes and fatty acids that we get the students to derivatise and then identify by gcms

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