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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
The Colour of Chemistry Part II
Yesterday one of the PhD students was having a bit of fun iodinating with Iodine monochloride. D!
A reddish pink colour also forms in Mitsunobu reaction due to the presence of DEAD in the reaction mixture.
ReplyDeleteI use a bit of ICl for iodinating arenes, and it always appears dark browish-red like iodine. What is the solvent?
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