The goal of this research is to identify the unknown products of a known reaction between transition metal copper(II) and formamide, which has been shown to produce 1,3,5-triazine and purine in prior studies. By dissolving copper (II) chloride dihydrate into acetonitrile it should be possible to vary the concentrations to make analysis of these unknown products possible. By identifying the additional products formed, further knowledge of the reaction’s mechanism and peptide bonding can be gathered for the previously identified polymers and newly identified products.

Reaction of copper(II) chloride dihydrate with formamide

249th National Meeting (2015)

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