Simple and inexpensive method for the detection of carbon monoxide released from thermal cheletropic decarbonylation reactions
Abstract
This work presents a simple protocol that demonstrates the use of an inexpensive household carbon monoxide detector as a useful tool to detect the release of carbon monoxide gas from thermal cheletropic decarbonylation reactions. The carbon monoxide detection method described has been employed in a short series of reactions used in a university teaching laboratory setting, and full procedures for these are outlined. In each case, the procedure to isolate and identify the decarbonylation products has also been provided.
Citation
Smellie , I , Carpenter-Warren , C L , Chalmers , B A , Cordes , D B , Freire De Araujo Gouy , R P , Keddie , N S , Lebl , T , Patterson , I & Slawin , A M Z 2021 , ' Simple and inexpensive method for the detection of carbon monoxide released from thermal cheletropic decarbonylation reactions ' , Journal of Chemical Education , vol. 98 , no. 11 , pp. 3608-3613 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00517
Publication
Journal of Chemical Education
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0021-9584Type
Journal article
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