A Template-Controlled Solid-State Reaction for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Tomislav Friscic, Tamara D. Hamilton, Giannis S. Papaefstathiou, and Leonard R. MacGillivray Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
An undergraduate laboratory experiment that employs molecules, in the form of linear hydrogen-bond templates, to direct the [2 + 2] photodimerization in the solid state is described. The experiment introduces the undergraduate students to supramolecular and solid-state chemistry, as well as aspects of green chemistry.
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Instructions for the students and notes for the instructor are available.
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