Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Poon, Thomas
• Eller, Crystal F
• Eller, Leah R
• Jones, Kenya M
• Massello, William
• Norris, Cynthia M
• Oelrich, Jeffrey A
• Pluim, Thomas A
• McIntyre, Jean P
• Dorigo, Andrea E
• Davis, Drew J
• Davis, Matthew A
• Izumi, Heather K
• Kelley, Kurt H
• Melamed, Megan L
• Poplawski, Sarah E
• St. Clair, Jason M
• Stokes, Matthew P
• Wheeler, Wells C
• Wilkes, Erin E

Titel

The Preparation of a UV-Light-Absorbing Polymer: A Project-Oriented Laboratory Experiment for the Introductory Organic Chemistry Curriculum

Ist Teil von

• Journal of chemical education, 1999-11, Vol.76 (11), p.1523

Ort / Verlag

Easton: Division of Chemical Education

Erscheinungsjahr

1999

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A laboratory experiment is described that combines organic synthesis, spectroscopy, and polymer chemistry and is suitable for the sophomore organic chemistry curriculum. In this three-week sequence, students synthesize and characterize the UV-absorber 2-(2',4'-dimethylbenzoyl)benzoic acid and incorporate it into films of polymethylmethacrylate. The project exposes students to a variety of techniques and topics including UV-vis, nuclear magnetic resonance and IR spectroscopy, free radical polymerization, vacuum filtration, use of a separatory funnel for extraction and washing, melting point determination, recrystallization, reflux, and Friedel-Crafts acylation.