A-level Chemistry/OCR (Salters)/What's in a Medicine?

thumb|300px What's in a Medicine? is the sixth unit in the Salters Advanced Chemistry course. Chemical Storylines sections WM1 The development of modern ideas about medicines WM2 Medicines from nature WM3 Identifying the active chemical from willow bark WM4 Instrumental analysis WM5 The synthesis of salicylic acid and aspirin WM6 Delivering the product WM7 The miraculous medicine WM8 Development and safety testing of medicines WM9 Summary Chemical Ideas sections 2.1 A simple model of the atom (revision) 3.5 Geometric isomerism (revision) 6.4 Infrared spectroscopy 6.5 Mass spectrometry 13.2 Alcohols and ethers (revision) 13.3 Carboxylic acids and their derivatives 13.4 The –OH group in alcohols, phenols and acids 13.5 (part b) Esters Activities WM1 The origins and development of the modern pharmaceutical industry WM2 Extraction of salicylic acid WM3 Investigating the chemistry of the –OH group in various environments WM4 Interpretation of the mass spectrum of salicylic acid WM5.1 A preparation of aspirin WM5.2 Using spectroscopy WM6 An aspirin assay WM8 Which product should a pharmaceutical company develop? WM9 Check your notes on What’s in a Medicine? External links WM unit map WM Check Your Notes