Douglass F. Taber, Shweta Patel, Travis M. Hambleton, and Emma E. Winkel
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
A simple and safe preparation of vanillin from 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde is described. This synthesis is appropriate for undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory courses.
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Instructions for the students and notes for the instructor, including prelab questions and answers, are available.
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