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[*] posted on 9-3-2009 at 11:49
EtOH in Iodine Clock ?

Hi,

I was reading the following implementation of the iodine clock reaction:

http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/nat_Fak_IV/Organisc...

and noticed that they added ethanol to the reaction. What is the purpose of this addition, in the overall reaction Ethanol doesn't seem to play a role. Does anyone know the reason behind their addition of EtOH ?

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[*] posted on 25-3-2009 at 05:41


Maybe as a solvant for the I2 and so to increase the color...?



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