Two-Step Semi-Microscale Preparation of a Cinnamate Ester Sunscreen Analog.

Stabile, Ryan G.; Dicks, Andrew P.

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ERIC Number: EJ717265

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Publication Date: 2004-Oct-1

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Two-Step Semi-Microscale Preparation of a Cinnamate Ester Sunscreen Analog

Stabile, Ryan G.; Dicks, Andrew P.

Journal of Chemical Education, v81 n10 p1488 Oct 2004

A student procedure focusing on multistep sunscreen synthesis and spectroscopic analysis is reported. A two-step synthetic pathway towards sunscreens, an analog of a commercially available UV light blocker is designed, given the current high profile nature of skin cancer and media attention towards sunscreens.

Descriptors: Radiation, Cancer, Spectroscopy, Chemistry, Laboratory Procedures, Science Instruction, Science Activities

Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.

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Language: English

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