The Synthesis of Copper(II) Carboxylates Revisited
Kevin Kushner, Robert E. Spangler, Ralph A. Salazar, Jr., and J. J. Lagowski
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0165
An electrochemical synthesis of copper(II) carboxylates has been developed and used in the general chemistry laboratory course for chemistry majors. This synthesis, using nonaqueous solutions, supplements the strategy of providing experiences in synthetic chemistry described by Yoder et al. (J. Chem. Educ. 1995, 72, 267).
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