An Undergraduate Thin-Layer Chromatography Experiment: Olfactory Delights

Mary Anne Lynch , Wendy Gloffke and Richard A. Rauner
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA 18104
J. Chem. Educ., 1995, 72 (12), p 1137
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1137
Publication Date: December 1995

Abstract

Mixtures of flavors and fragrances were separated on silica gel sheets, employing toluene/ethyl acetate (90:10) as the solvent. Constituents were located using alkaline potassium permanganate and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Chromatography

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