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In the Classroom
Catalytic Hydrogenation of Maleic Acid at Moderate Pressures
A Laboratory Demonstration
Kwesi Amoa
Department of Physical, Environmental, and Computer Sciences, Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY,11225
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December 2007
Vol. 84 No. 12
p. 1948

Abstract
Moderate-pressure catalytic hydrogenation is often overlooked as a classroom demonstration because of the awkwardness of the equipment and the time constraints required for the conversion of reactants to products. This article demonstrates the reduction of maleic acid in about 90 minutes.
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Citation
Amoa, Kwesi. J. Chem. Educ. 2007, 84, 1948.
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Keywords
Alkenes; Catalysis; Chromatography; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; IR Spectroscopy; Laboratory Equipment / Apparatus; Laboratory Instruction; Organic Chemistry; Second-Year Undergraduate; Spectroscopy; Thin Layer Chromatography
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10/31/2007
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