Lab 12: Reduction of an Aldehyde to a Primary Alcohol by Use of NaBH4Purpose(i)To select an appropriate solvent system. (ii)To synthesize alcohol from aldehyde by NaBH4 reduction. (iii)To identify the aldehyde isomer based on the melting point of the alcohol produced. Procedure(Please refer to the detailed instructions on lab 12 handout)Physical Quantity TableType of substanceMolecular FormulaMolecular Weight (g/mol)Density(g/cm3)Melting Point(oC)Boiling Point(oC)HazardO-vanillinC8H8O3152.15-42
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Jasmine Terry English IV 4th period diederich Alcoholism. What is Alcoholism and why do people abuse the use of alcohol? Alcoholism is a disease that causes multiple effects such as: Cravings‚ loss of controls‚ physical dependence‚and tolerance.Alcohol isn’t bad and can be controlled but it becomes bad when people abuse the substance. Alcohol can be mistreated in so many ways such as; young teens drinking‚ drinking while driving‚ overuse of the substance. When people continue to abuse the
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Cyclohexene Synthesis by Dehydration Reaction of Cyclohexanol Gjulia Vokrri 02-15-2013 Abstract Alkenes can be produced by heating and dehydrating an alcohol in the presence of a strong acid. The purpose of this experiment was to synthesize cyclohexene by dehydration of cyclohexanol and to detect the presence of a double bond in the alkene. The dehydration reaction using distillation was
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Alcohol Consumption and the College Student – The Causes and Effects December 24‚ 2011 Table of Contents List of Illustrations 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 1.0. INTRODUCTION 5 1.1. Purpose Statement 5 1.2 Problem 5 2.0 DISCUSSION 7 2.1 Factors That Contribute To The Problem 7 2.2.1 Solutions Proven Most Effective Through Documented Scientific Research 8 2.2.2 Solutions Proven Least Effective Through Documented Scientific Research 10 2.2.3 Solutions Needing More Research
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Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks In recent years the consumption of energy drinks combined with alcohol has become popular for young adults in North America. Energy drinks are caffeinated beverages that intend to provide a burst of energy and/or enhance alertness. The principle active ingredients in energy drinks are caffeine‚ high doses of sugar (or a sugar substitute)‚ they generally include B vitamins‚ an amino acid‚ and plant/herbal extracts. Alcohol is a highly addictive and most commonly
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Stereotypes in Alcohol Advertising to Teenagers 1. Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising Stereotypes refer to standardize and simplified conception of groups‚ based on some prior assumptions. For example‚ a girl might not choose to be an engineer as most of the people have set their minds that the profession is always a guy. This is what we call stereotyping. But‚ who says a girl cannot be an engineer? According to the Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media‚ Ninth
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Alcohol advertisements should be banned from TV Alcohol Advertisements is the promotion of alcohol beverages by alcohol producers through ads on TV and also in a variety of media. It is one of the most famous forms of marketing and it is one of the major businesses in today’s economy. The question is why alcohol advertisements should be banned from TV? One might say that children or young audience influence from observing parents’ behaviour and they are the significant role models to follow in
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Alcohol causes more harm than all the illegal drugs combined. Is the answer to ban alcohol? The issue of criminalising the sale and consumption of alcohol is contentious amongst society. Alcohol is condoned by society due the fact the government have not illegalised it; if something is legal it is presumed there is no harm attached to using it. Yet to what extent can we attribute social and individual problems to alcohol to the same level we do illegal drugs. Following a research project he had
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Alcohol Addiction Laurie Evans COM/156 August 4‚ 2013 Alcohol Addiction Is alcoholism a disease of addiction? This is the question you will find answers to in the following paper. Let’s start by defining what a disease is. A disease can be defined as any harmful‚ depraved‚ or morbid condition‚ as of mind or society. Alcoholism can be defined as a disease because if one consumes more than the recommended amount you can have memory loss‚ become violent‚ and in some cases become depraved
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of alcohol From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Long-term effects of alcohol Classification and external resources ICD-10 F10.1 Disability-adjusted life year for alcohol use disorders per 100‚000 inhabitants in 2004. no data less than 50 50–150 150–250 250–350 350–450 450–550 550–650 650–750 750–850 850–950 950–1050 more than 1050 Total recorded alcohol per capita consumption (15+)‚ in litres of pure alcohol[1]
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