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Featured Molecules: Crystal Violet, Fluorenone, and Fluorene
William F. Coleman
Chemistry Department, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481

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September 2003
Vol. 80 No. 9
p. 1094

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The WebWare molecules of the month for the month of September are discussed in the article by Gail Horowitz, “A Discovery Approach to Three Organic Laboratory Techniques: Extraction, Recrystallization, and Distillation”. In the extraction part of the experiment, students use aqueous washes to remove a highly polar colored contaminent (crystal violet) or a nonpolar colored contaminent (fluorenone) from a desired compound (fluorene).

Fully manipulable (Chime) versions of these and other molecules are available at Only@JCE Online.

Static image of Crystal violet (acid form).

Figure 1. Crystal violet (acid form). Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

 

Static image of Crystal violet (basic form).

Figure 2. Crystal violet (basic form). Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

 

Static image
of Fluorenone.

Figure 3. Fluorenone. Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

 

Static image
of Fluorene.

Figure 4. Fluorene. Interactive Chime-based structure (top); static structure graphic (bottom).

More Information
*  Citation
Coleman, William F. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 1094.
*  Keywords
Internet / Web-Based Materials; Molecular Modeling / Dynamics; Molecular Properties / Structure; Multimedia
*  History
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Last Updated:
August 4, 2003
February 28, 2005
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