Diels–Alder Reaction Using a Solar Irradiation Heat Source Designed for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratories

Recently proposed solar reflectors developed from satellite dishes have the ability to be incorporated into student laboratory procedures to eliminate electricity use while demonstrating green chemistry techniques at the same time. There have been recent attempts to make chemical synthesis procedure...

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Published in:	Journal of chemical education Vol. 92; no. 4; pp. 767 - 770
Main Authors:	Amin, Shikha, Barnes, Ashley, Buckner, Courtney, Jones, Jordan, Monroe, Mattie, Nurmomade, Leon, Pinto, Taylor, Starkey, Samuel, Agee, Brian M, Crouse, David J, Swartling, Daniel J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 14-04-2015 American Chemical Society
Subjects:	Anthracene Chemical reactions Chemical synthesis Clean energy Comparative Analysis Comparative studies Cycloaddition Diels-Alder reactions Electricity Energy consumption Environmental perception Fossil fuels Green chemistry Irradiation Laboratory Procedures Maleic anhydride NMR spectroscopy Organic chemistry Parabolic reflectors Reflectors Satellites Solar reflectors Ultraviolet radiation United States > US Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives Green Chemistry Second-Year Undergraduate High School/Introductory Chemistry Organic Chemistry
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Summary:	Recently proposed solar reflectors developed from satellite dishes have the ability to be incorporated into student laboratory procedures to eliminate electricity use while demonstrating green chemistry techniques at the same time. There have been recent attempts to make chemical synthesis procedures more environmentally friendly. As a result, demand to incorporate more green chemistry techniques into student laboratories has increased. Electricity use is one area of environmental concern because fossil fuels are used for the majority of electrical energy in the United States. An effective means for minimizing the amount of electricity needed to drive chemical reactions to completion is proposed through the use of solar parabolic reflectors. A comparative study is conducted using an electrical and solar heat source on the Diels–Alder cycloaddition reaction of maleic anhydride and anthracene. This reaction is chosen as the test reaction due to its widespread use among many undergraduate chemistry programs. Analysis of the products is performed by NMR spectroscopy.
ISSN:	0021-9584 1938-1328
DOI:	10.1021/ed500850c