ERIC Number: EJ1228219
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Shedding Blue Light on the Undergraduate Laboratory: An Easy-to-Assemble LED Photoreactor for Aromatization of a 1,4-Dihydropyridine
Contreras-Cruz, David A.; Cantú-Reyes, Margarita; García-Sánchez, Juan M.; Peña-Ortíz, Daniel; Sánchez-Carmona, Miguel A.; Miranda, Luis D.
Journal of Chemical Education, v96 n9 p2015-2020 Sep 2019
A photochemical reactor was tested in an undergraduate teaching laboratory through the environmentally friendly aromatization of a 1,4-dihydropyridine, successfully using air as an oxidant, organic dye fluorescein as a photosensitizer, and sodium carbonate as a base. This experiment allowed students to be taught key concepts of photochemistry, organic photoredox catalysis, and green chemistry for the first time. Herein, we describe the making of the simple, yet robust, high-intensity blue LED photoreactor. The durable device was constructed with materials acquired at a hardware store and electronics shop.
Descriptors: Light, Undergraduate Students, Science Laboratories, Science Experiments, Electronic Equipment, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, College Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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