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Abstract
Isotopic labeling is an important tool in medicinal research, metabolomics, and for understanding reaction mechanisms. In this context, transition metal-catalyzed C–H activation has emerged as a key technology for deuterium incorporation via hydrogen isotope exchange. A detailed and easy-to-implement experimental procedure for a nondirected arene deuteration has been developed that exclusively uses commercial equipment and chemicals. The protocol is ideally suited for students and other prospective applicants who are not experts in catalysis. The degree of deuterium incorporation was analyzed via different means like mass spectrometry and 1H and 2H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). A hands-on understanding of quantitative NMR, as well as the influence of H/D exchange on experimental spectra, was conveyed by comparative NMR spin simulations. Students were measurably familiarized with the concepts of C–H activation, isotope effects, and basics in experimental catalysis.
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The Journal of Chemical Education is the official journal of the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society, co-published with the American Chemical Society Publications Division. Launched in 1924, the Journal of Chemical Education is the world’s premier chemical education journal. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed articles and related information as a resource to those in the field of chemical education and to those institutions that serve them. JCE typically addresses chemical content, activities, laboratory experiments, instructional methods, and pedagogies. The Journal serves as a means of communication among people across the world who are interested in the teaching and learning of chemistry. This includes instructors of chemistry from middle school through graduate school, professional staff who support these teaching activities, as well as some scientists in commerce, industry, and government.