GLOSSARY OF UNCOMMON TERMS/PROCEDURES AND STRUCTURES:

DCM: Dichloromethane, CH2Cl2, see Methylene Chloride.

Flash Column Chromatography: The process of separating an organic mixture by passing the mixture through a glass tube filled with solvent-saturated silica gel. The different elements of the mixture travel at different speeds through the gel, allowing them to be collected separately at the bottom of the column. Flash column chromatography uses air flow to increase the pressure at the top of the column, driving the solvent (and the mixture) more rapidly through the column.

Magnesium Sulfate (Anhydrous): White powder used in syntheses to extract the water out of solutions. Hydrated magnesium sulfate clumps together, and can be filtered out of the reaction mixture.

2,6-Lutidine: Organic base used in this synthesis (See 1 Below).

Methylene Chloride: Common organic solvent, often referred to as DCM or dichloromethane. CH2Cl2.

MS Beads: Porous polystyrene beads used to carry chemicals in a reaction (MS stands for "medium-size").

Seperatory Funnel: Glass instrument shaped like an inverted cone, with a cap on the top and a stopcock on the bottom (narrower) end. This is used often for the separation of layers formed in synthetic workups. The narrowing of the bottom allows layers to be separated with great precision.

Silica Gel: Very dry, very polar powder through which compounds can be filtered to remove impurities (See 2 Below).

Sulfuryl Chloride: Synthetic compound used in chemistry often as a source of elemental chlorine (See 3 Below).