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Complete 2-4 page description of a ''named reaction''. the reaction is Baylis-Hillman Reaction

Your assignment is to complete a 2-4 page description of a ‘named reaction' (such as the WITTIG reaction or SHARPLESS epoxidation i.e. named after one or more researchers who pioneered the reaction

Make sure that it is named after a person, not a type of chemical.

Gather information about your reaction - journal papers are a good source of information. There are thousands to choose from and there is an excellent section in the middle of the Merck Index briefly describing a vast number of named reactions with references.

Write up your report. This assignment requires you to use a ‘style template'. The template you will be using is for the chemistry publication "Chemical Communications" by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The template should ensure the presentation of your assignment will be exactly like that of an article in the journal. Download the template from the unit site and fill it in without corrupting the style.

You should look at some articles from Chem. Comm. to get a feel for the correct layout of the articles. These are available from the Deakin library.

Note that you do not need to create a graphical abstract or table of contents entry.

The template requires you to fill in the blanks: your name, your address (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University etc - not your home address). You can delete most of the "Receipt/Acceptance Data [DO NOT AL..." and put in the due date. There are sections for the abstract (a short summary highlighting what your article contains), the main body (you can break this down with subheadings if you like eg. Biography, Scope etc.) and references (there are RSC instructions on how to correctly format the references). Note that the referencing style used in Chem. Comm. requires numbers in the text and a numbered list as the bibliography; this is not the Harvard style usually used at Deakin. Make sure you correctly reference all information you use.

Pictures and chemical structures/mechanisms must be included DRAWN BY YOU using ChemDraw, not copied from a website or publication. You may need to resize them prior to, or after, pasting into your document to accommodate the size requirements.

A good assignment will include the following:
• A biographical section on the individual(s) after whom the reaction is named.
• A detailed description of the reaction including mechanism drawn by you using ChemDraw.
• The scope, use and limitations of the reaction.
• The equipment required for the reaction (including laboratory equipment and the role of the various pieces of glassware and/or if this reaction is performed at an industrial scale what equipment is required).
• Current applications of the reaction including references from 2017 or more recent.
• A references section in the correct format for Chem. Commun. including books and scientific papers (NOT only websites).
• For full marks the assignment will look just like a published article in terms of layout, schemes etc.

Attachment:- named reaction template.rar