ERIC Number: EJ1250836
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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Solvent-Free "N"-Formylation: An Experimental Application of Basic Concepts and Techniques of Organic Chemistry
Omar, Yasser M.; Mohamed, Noha G.; Boshra, Andrew N.; Abdel-Aal, Abu-Baker M.
Journal of Chemical Education, v97 n4 p1134-1138 Apr 2020
"N"-Formamides are important intermediates in the synthesis of many pharmacologically active compounds and are used as protecting groups for amines or as catalysts in different reactions. The current "N"-formylation experiment is designed as a part of an introductory organic chemistry course for undergraduate students. The experiment includes formylation of substituted aromatic amines using formic acid under solvent-free conditions. Students are introduced to laboratory safety precautions, reaction mechanism, and basic laboratory techniques such as a solvent-free reaction setup, reflux, filtration, melting point determination, yield calculation, and lab report write-up. Students synthesized four different formamides in 50-80% yield as a straightforward application of nucleophilic substitution reactions.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Safety, Science Process Skills, Laboratory Experiments, College Science, Undergraduate Study
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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