Mulcahy, Seann P.2012-01-032012-01-032012-01-03https://hdl.handle.net/2144/2685This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/A short aldol condensation reaction that produces differentially-substituted dibenzylideneketones whose UV-Vis spectra can be determined. This experiment allows students to construct structure-activity relationships in the context of the synthesis of a new sunscreen.en-UShttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/Aldol reactionUV-Vis spectroscopyRecrystallizationStructure-activity relationshipLibrary synthesisOther