ERIC Number: EJ838176
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-May
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Zeolite 5A Catalyzed Etherification of Diphenylmethanol
Cooke, Jason; Henderson, Eric J.; Lightbody, Owen C.
Journal of Chemical Education, v86 n5 p610-612 May 2009
An experiment for the synthetic undergraduate laboratory is described in which zeolite 5A catalyzes the room temperature dehydration of diphenylmethanol, (C[subscript 6]H[subscript 5])[subscript 2]CHOH, producing 1,1,1',1'-tetraphenyldimethyl ether, (C[subscript 6]H[subscript 5])[subscript 2]CHOCH(C[subscript 6]H[subscript 5])[subscript 2]. The reaction proceeds in good yield and purity, and the product is readily characterized by the conventional spectroscopic methods that are normally available to undergraduate students in synthetic chemistry laboratories. (Contains 3 figures and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Science Instruction, Science Experiments, College Science, Spectroscopy
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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