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Synthesis of tetraaminocopper(II) sulfate

Protocols evaluated by J. Ricardo M. Pinto, Tânia C. M. Pires, M. Gabriela T. C. Ribeiro, on 17/10/2015

Experimental procedure for the synthesis

This synthesis is included in the portuguese curriculum of Chemsitry, 11^th grade, since 2001. The synthesis was decribed in (1).

Articles that assess and discuss the greenness of this synthesis in (2) and (3).

(1) Clareen, S. S.; Marshall, S. R.; Price, K. E.; Royall, M. B.; Yoder, C. H.; Schaeffer, R. W. J. The Synthesis and analysis of Ammine Complexes of Copper and silver Sulfate. J. Chem. Educ., 2000, 77 (7), 904.

(2) Ribeiro, M. G. T. C.; Costa, D. A.; Machado, A. A. S. C. Uma Métrica Gráf́ica para Avaliação Holística da Verdura de Reacões Laboratoriais - “Estrela Verde”. Quimica Nova, 2010, 33 (3), 759−764.

(3) Ribeiro, M. G. T. C.; Yunes, S. F.; Machado, A. A. S. C. Assessing the Greenness of Chemical Reactions in the Laboratory Using Updated Holistic Graphic Metrics Based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. J. Chem. Educ. 2014, 91, 1901−1908.