ERIC Number: EJ1173160
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
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Undergraduate Organic Experiment: Tetrazole Formation by Microwave Heated (3 + 2) Cycloaddition in Aqueous Solution
DeFrancesco, Heather; Dudley, Joshua; Coca, Adiel
Journal of Chemical Education, v95 n3 p433-437 Mar 2018
An undergraduate experiment for the organic laboratory is described that utilizes microwave heating to prepare 5- substituted 1H-tetrazole derivatives through a (3 + 2) cycloaddition between aryl nitriles and sodium azide. The reaction mixture is analyzed by thin layer chromatography. The products are purified through an acid-base extraction and recrystallization. Characterization is accomplished using melting point, infrared, 1 H NMR, and [superscript 13]C NMR spectroscopy. Students are tasked with determining and confirming the structure of their product based on their assigned nitrile and characterization data
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Science Experiments, Laboratory Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Inquiry, Active Learning, Hands on Science, Discovery Learning, Laboratory Procedures, Laboratory Training
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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