Abstract A Friedel-Crafts alkylation was performed by adding t-butyl alcohol to p-dimethoxybenzene in order to produce 1‚4-di-t-butyl-2‚5-dimethoxybenzene. This reaction yielded 0.009g of 1‚4-di-t-butyl-2‚5-dimethoxybenzene having a percent yield of 5%‚ and a melting point range of 54.8°C-56.9°C. Introduction This reaction is designed to put functional groups onto aromatic rings. This is done through an electrophilic aromatic substitution where a positive species is strong enough to pull electrons
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Case Brief: R v.Shankar Citation: Regina v. Corey Shankar‚ 2007 ONCA 280 (CanLII) Facts: The accused was driving his car without the required laminated taillights when officers pulled him over late October 2004. The police asked Shankar for his licence‚ registration‚ and insurance. The accused handed over a licence in the name of Jason Singh‚ the insurance information handwritten on an informal yellow sticky note‚ and a photocopy of the vehicle registration. When inquired about the spelling of
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John T. Noonan makes the argument that the jump in probability for a fetus’ coming to term‚ at a specific point in the development of the fetus‚ has an important implication for the humanity (personhood) of the fetus. He bases this argument on the reasoning that "life itself is a matter of probabilities‚ and most moral reasoning is an estimate of probabilities." He goes on to state that his argument in which a fetus has an implication for the humanity of the fetus is strictly an "appeal to probabilities
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Through the comparative study of John Donne’s poetry and Margaret Edson’s play W;t we are shown the individual context of both writers and their perspectives on relationships and death. Donne represents his assurance of life after death in his Holy Sonnets. Additional to this in his earlier poetry‚ his valuing of deep relationship being critical to the human experience is reflected by his renaissance belief. Edson’s individual post-modern context is apparent in the appropriation and rewriting of
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oppressed by disfranchisement and the discriminatory Jim Crow laws. Segregation was going on everywhere and there was no equality for blacks. Even through these times of trouble there were two dominant leaders in the African American community. Booker T. Washington was a well-known intellectual who was born an emancipated slave who became a self-made man. One could argue Washington was too practical. He believed that there was no way in the near term that whites would grant full equality to African-Americans
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The second edition of India’s Political Economy 1947-2004 The Gradual Revolution authored by Francine R. Frankel and published by Oxford University Press (2005) is a voluminous read at 788 pages covering the inception and development of the Indian political economy over a period of 57 years. The book is divided into sixteen well thought chapters each covering an important period in the development of the Indian economy in the light of prevalent historical and political arrangements. e of the socialist
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Sebastian (92) TY Div-2 2014-15 Acknowlegement I am Thankful to my Trainer‚ Mr. Mrugank Purohit who gave me an immense experience of the corporate world which can never be described through words and I am also thankful to all the staffs at L&T for providing us with proper guidance and help with beautiful friendly environment around. I am Thankful to God for always being with me‚ my Parents and Friends for supporting and guiding me for making the internship a success. I would also like to
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Randy Olsen is a scientist turned film maker. He lived in the academic realm for years and saw scientist‚ who spent years researching to come up with real solutions to real world problems‚ fail over and over again to communicate their ideas to a mass audience. After spending over a decade preforming detailed scientific research he packed up his microscopes and flew to shipped off the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts to study film and become a better communicator. In his
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John Proctor: “God in heaven‚ what is John Proctor‚ what is John Proctor”. John is a man of strong moral beliefs any way he or she look at him‚ concerned only for the safety of his family and personal welfare. He cares of nothing for the beliefs of any of the other people in the town and what his supervisor which is the Reverend‚ thinks either. After trying to avoid involvement in the witch trials he is later prosecuted for witchery and sentenced to hang. John trys to avoid any involvement
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On April 30th the United States acquired Louisiana Territory from France in a secret treaty adding 828‚000 square miles for $15 million dollars! American Ambassador Robert Livingston and James Monroe assisted in the negotiations to purchase the entire Louisiana Territory. The new territory runs West of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains‚ stretching from the Gulf of Mexico North to Canada doubling the United States territory. President Thomas Jefferson stated the Mississippi River will
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