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ERIC Number: EJ913229
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 2
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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A Green, Enantioselective Synthesis of Warfarin for the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory
Wong, Terence C.; Sultana, Camille M.; Vosburg, David A.
Journal of Chemical Education, v87 n2 p194-195 Feb 2010
The enantioselective synthesis of drugs is of fundamental importance in the pharmaceutical industry. In this experiment, students synthesize either enantiomer of warfarin, a widely used anticoagulant, in a single step from inexpensive starting materials. Stereoselectivity is induced by a commercial organocatalyst, ("R","R")- or ("S","S")-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine. The environmentally friendly microscale reaction is performed at ambient temperature, and the product can be purified by recrystallization or column chromatography. Product characterization includes thin-layer chromatography, NMR spectroscopy, and polarimetry. (Contains 2 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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