NOP - Sustainability in the organic chemistry lab course

meso-1,2-Diphenyl-1,2-ethanediol

+

Acetone

FeCl₃

reacts to

- H₂O

cis-2,2-Dimethyl-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-dioxolane

; Side reactions

Simple evaluation indices

Atom economy		93.4	%
Yield		72	%
Target product mass		0.918	g
Sum of input masses		160	g
Mass efficiency		5.6	mg/g
Mass index		180	g input / g product
E factor		180	g waste / g product