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ERIC Number: EJ717171
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Sep-1
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
The Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Ketones: A Repeated Discovery
Nicholson, John W.; Wilson, Alan D.
Journal of Chemical Education, v81 n9 p1362-1366 Sep 2004
The conversion of carboxylic acids to ketones is a useful chemical transformation with a long history. Several chemists have claimed that they discovered the conversion of carboxylic acids to ketones yet in fact the reaction is actually known for centuries.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science History, Science Experiments, Scientific Research, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Methodology
Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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