The journal of chemical education has many little gems providing inspiration for laboratory experiments. Jonathan Piard reports one based on the reaction below[cite]10.1021/ed4005003[/cite]; here I investigate the mechanism of this transformation.
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Mechanism of the solvatochromic reaction of a spiropyran.
Wednesday, February 4th, 2015Enantioselective epoxidation of alkenes using the Shi Fructose-based catalyst. An undergraduate experiment.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014The journal of chemical education can be a fertile source of ideas for undergraduate student experiments. Take this procedure for asymmetric epoxidation of an alkene.[cite]10.1021/ed077p271[/cite] When I first spotted it, I thought not only would it be interesting to do in the lab, but could be extended by incorporating some modern computational aspects as well.