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In the Laboratory
Green Chemistry
Enantioselective Reduction by Crude Plant Parts: Reduction of Benzofuran-2-yl Methyl Ketone with Carrot (Daucus carota) Bits
Silvana Ravía, Daniela Gamenara, Valeria Schapiro, Ana Bellomo, Jorge Adum, Gustavo Seoane, and David Gonzalez
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, General Flores 2124, Montevideo, Uruguay
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July 2006
Vol. 83 No. 7
p. 1049
Abstract
The use of biocatalysis and biotransformations are important tools in green chemistry. The enantioselective reduction of a ketone by crude plant parts, using carrot (Daucus carota) as the reducing agent is presented. The experiment introduces an example of a green chemistry procedure that can be tailored to fit in a regular laboratory session. Among other concepts, the experiment teaches chromatographic separation on the microscale level.
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 Ravía, Silvana; Gamenara, Daniela; Schapiro, Valeria; Bellomo, Ana; Adum, Jorge; Seoane, Gustavo; Gonzalez, David. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 1049.
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 Aldehydes / Ketones; Biotechnology; Catalysis; Chromatography; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Green Chemistry; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; Laboratory Instruction; Organic Chemistry; Oxidation / Reduction; Second-Year Undergraduate; Stereochemistry
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