Greener Solutions for the organic chemistry teaching lab: Exploring the advantages of alternative reaction media

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 488-493

  McKenzie, Lallie C ^a   Huffman, Lauren M ^a   Hutchison, James E ^a   Rogers, Courtney E ^b   Goodwin, Thomas E ^b   Spessard, Gary O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 63749104780     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed086p488     Document Type: Article

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