Beyond Labz

The essential features of the laboratory are described below:

• Back. Clicking the back button exits the laboratory and returns the user to the portal.
• Chalkboard. The chalkboard is used to list the different types of equipment available in the lab. Once the flask on the lab bench contains a starting material, the chalkboard will then be used to display the structure of the contents of the flask if the user hovers over the name of the contents in the Live Data tab. 
• Live Data. The compound name, boiling point, %C, and %H for the compound in the flask are displayed here as well as the results from the functional group tests. Note that a value of "NaN" for the boiling point indicates that the compound sublimes. Mousing over the compound name on the Live Data tab or the functional group reagent bottles on the lab bench (when a compound is in the test tube holder) will also display the structure of the indicated compound or the functional group reagent on the chalkboard.
• Stockroom. The stockroom tab is used to prepare a qualitative analysis experiment by selecting a compound to analyze or a practice unknown. A set of practice unknowns is chosen by selecting a functional group and then selecting the "Unknown" option under that functional group. This populates the round bottom flask with the practice unknown for that functional group. Note that the Natural Product group does not have an assigned unknown, and the General Unknown group has a single unknown assigned from the entire list of possible unknowns. Once the practice or assigned unknown has been added to the flask, the various functional group tests and analytical methods can be performed.
• Spectra. The Spectra tab reveals a list of over 700 compounds in alphabetical order. At the top of the compound list are buttons for 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR, or Mass Spec. Clicking on any of the listed compounds displays the selected spectra for that compound.
• Unknowns. When an unknown is selected from the Stockroom tab, the Unknowns tab will have a red notification icon. Clicking on the Unknowns tab will take the user to a place where they can type in the identity of the unknown and clicking "Submit" will reveal the actual identity of the unknown.
• Lab Book. The lab book is used to record notes, save spectra and report unknowns from presets.
• Presets. The Presets tab is used to select preset experiments for the laboratory or custom presets saved by the user.
• Equipment Guide. Clicking on the Equipment label on the chalkboard will reveal a list of the equipment available in the lab. Hovering over the equipment name with your mouse will reveal the equipment in the laboratory and provide a description of what the equipment is used for and how to use it in the simulation.
• Reagent Bottles. In a qualitative analysis experiment, the reagent bottles contain 15 different functional group tests. Each functional group reaction must be performed on a fresh aliquot of the unknown. A functional test is performed by clicking on the appropriate bottle and dragging a pipet to the test tube containing the sample.
• Stir Plate and Cork Ring. The cork ring on the lab bench is used to store the flask containing the compound being analyzed or the practice/assigned unknown. NMR, FTIR, Mass Spec, TLC, and melting point measurements are all performed on the sample in the flask. Functional group tests are performed on aliquots of the sample placed in the clamp above the stir plate. Sample aliquots are selected by clicking on the sample flask and dragging a test tube to the clamp above the stir plate.
• Mass Spectrometry. The Mass Spectrum (MS) of a solution contained in a flask or separatory funnel can be generated by clicking on the Mass Spectrometer and dragging the MS tube to the sample flask. The Mass Spec data are produced from Electron Ionization (EI) for compounds whose boiling points are below 250°C or Electrospray Ionization (ESI) for salts and high boiling point compounds. A library of Mass Spectra can be accessed using the Spectra tab.
• Melting Point. The melting point of a solid unknown can be measured by clicking and dragging a melting point tube from the melting point apparatus to the sample flask. The melting point is displayed on the LED of the melting point apparatus and an enlarged display is provided in the Live Data tab.
• TLC Jar. A thin layer chromatography (TLC) measurement can be made on the unknown by clicking the TLC jar and dragging a small TLC plate to the sample flask.
• Disposal Bucket. Sample aliquots of the unknown are discarded by clicking and dragging a test tube to the disposal bucket. Clicking on the disposal bucket clears the entire lab and resets the stockroom to prepare for a new qualitative analysis experiment. Clicking the Clear Lab button does the same thing.
• FTIR. The Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectra of the practice or assigned unknown can be generated by clicking on the FTIR spectrometer and dragging the salt plate to the sample flask. A library of FTIR spectra can be accessed using the Spectra button on the chalkboard.
• NMR. The nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum of the unknown sample is generated by clicking on the NMR spectrometer and dragging the NMR tube to the sample flask. The control screen or the buttons next to the screen on the NMR instrument can be used to switch between ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR. A library of ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra can be accessed using the Spectra tab.
• Bell.  The bell located on the stockroom counter is used to open the Beyond Labz support page.