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Catalytic Hydrogenation of Maleic Acid at Moderate Pressures

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Kwesi Amoa

Department of Physical, Environmental, and Computer Sciences, Medgar Evers Collegeof the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY,11225

J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (12), p 1948

DOI: 10.1021/ed084p1948

Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2007

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Moderate-pressure catalytic hydrogenation is often overlooked as a classroom demonstration because of the awkwardness of the equipment and the time constraints required for the conversion of reactants to products. This article demonstrates the reduction of maleic acid in about 90 minutes.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Alkenes

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An Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory: The Facile Hydrogenation of Methyl trans-Cinnamate
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Journal of Chemical Education2011 88 (3), 325-327
- An Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory: The Facile Hydrogenation of Methyl trans-Cinnamate
  Kenneth J. O’Connor, Kimberly Zuspan, and Lonnie Berry
  Journal of Chemical Education2011 88 (3), 325-327
  Hydrogenation of alkenes is an important reaction in the synthesis of organic molecules. In this experiment, students conduct a high-yield microscale hydrogenation reaction of methyl trans-cinnamate using a readily available, safe, and convenient hydrogen ...
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