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A mixture of reactant prepared in acetone is mentioned in the protocol as " refluxed for 1.0 h. "what does that mean?
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Refluxing means heating a reaction mixture to its boiling point while continuously condensing the vapors and returning them to the reaction flask. In this case, the mixture of reactants in acetone is heated to the boiling point of acetone, and the acetone vapors are condensed and returned to the flask. This allows the reaction to proceed at a higher temperature without losing any of the solvent (acetone).
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