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ERIC Number: EJ283160
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jun
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Synthesis of the Anticonvulsant Drug 5,5-Diphenylhydantoin: An Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Experiment.
Hayward, Rodney C.
Journal of Chemical Education, v60 n6 p512 Jun 1983
Hydantoins are a drug family lying within the broadly related ureide structural frame which encompasses many of the anticonvulsant drugs used in treatment of various types of epilepsy. Background information and experimental procedures are provided for the synthesis of the hydantoin 5,5-diphenylhydantoin. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures, Organic Chemistry, Science Education, Science Experiments, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Drugs