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In the Laboratory
Side Reactions in a Grignard Synthesis
Hilton M. Weiss
Bard College, Department of Chemistry, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504

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January 1999
Vol. 76 No. 1
p. 76

Abstract
This experiment describes a standard Grignard synthesis of a secondary alcohol, 3-heptanol. It brings attention to a significant side product, 3-heptanone, and suggests ways of understanding and utilizing the formation of this product. The experiment is intended to stimulate creative thought in the undergraduate organic chemistry course.
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*  Citation
Weiss, Hilton M. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 76.
*  Keywords
Organic Chemistry; Mechanisms; Organic Synthesis; Laboratory Instruction
*  History
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June 15, 1999
June 22, 2005
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