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Ruiz, Kevin A.; López, Marta; Suppan, Gottfried; Makowski, Kamil – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
We present an experiment designed to hone the decision-making skills of (undergraduate) chemistry students by using aqueous crossed aldol reactions. Here, we present two simple crossed aldol reactions based on inexpensive and readily available materials: The condensation of vanillin and cinnamaldehyde with acetone. The procedure uses the variation…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments