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ERIC Number: EJ755004
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 3
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Keeping Your Students Awake: Facile Microscale Synthesis of Modafinil, a Modern Anti-Narcoleptic Drug
Aktoudianakis, Evangelos; Lin, Rui Jun; Dicks, Andrew P.
Journal of Chemical Education, v83 n12 p1832 Dec 2006
An uncomplicated organic synthesis experiment with modafinil that showcases a prevalent modern antinarcoleptic drug as an approach to inspire students to learn real-world relevance is presented. The synthesis and analysis of racemic 2-(diphenylmethyl-sulfinyl)acetamide, (plus or minus)-modafinil, is suitable as a midlevel undergraduate organic laboratory experiment which could provoke lively debates concerning the societal impact of prescription anti-narcoleptics.
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Chemistry, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Science Instruction, Stimulants
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://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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