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In the Laboratory
Photodimerization of Anthracene
Gary W. Breton and Xoua Vang
Berry College, Department of Chemistry, 2277 Martha Berry Blvd., P.O. Box 495016, Mount Berry, GA 30149-5016

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January 1998
Vol. 75 No. 1
p. 81

Abstract
A photochemical experiment is described which requires only common laboratory equipment. The experiment involves the photochemical dimerization of anthracene, characterization of the product by UV, IR and NMR spectroscopy, and thermolysis of the dimer.
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*  Citation
Breton, Gary W.; Vang, Xoua. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 81.
*  Keywords
Organic Chemistry, Pericyclic Reactions, Photochemistry, and UV-Vis Spectroscopy
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