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Abstract Volume 15 (2010) pp 406-407

Using ³¹P-NMR as a Teaching Tool in the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory

Rebekah B. Guevara and Joseph E. Williams*

Department of Biology and Chemistry, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA 02170, joseph.williams@enc.edu
Received June 17, 2010. Accepted September 23, 2010.

Published: 16 December 2010

Abstract. A simple experiment that incorporates ³¹P-NMR in the traditional organic laboratory has been developed. The student will get exposure in using ³¹P-NMR to follow the progress of a nucleophilic substitution reaction. The student will have the opportunity to apply the principles of chemical shifts and coupling patterns to identify reactants and products.

Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; organic chemistry; nucleophilic substitution; acylphosphines

(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: joseph.williams@enc.edu)

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