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ERIC Number: EJ814858
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 17
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Borohydride Reduction of Estrone: Demonstration of Diastereoselectivity in the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Aditya, Animesh; Nichols, David E.; Loudon, G. Marc
Journal of Chemical Education, v85 n11 p1535-1537 Nov 2008
This experiment presents a guided-inquiry approach to the demonstration of diastereoselectivity in an undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory. Chiral hindered ketones such as estrone, undergo facile reduction with sodium borohydride in a highly diastereoselective manner. The diastereomeric estradiols produced in the reaction can be analyzed and differentiated by thin-layer chromatography and melting point. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Molecular Structure
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Tel: 800-691-9846; Tel: 856-931-5825; Fax: 856-931-4115; e-mail: jchemed@egpp.com; Web site: http://www.jce.divched.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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