Compare And Contrast The Theoretical Yield Of 2-Chloro-2 Methylbutane

There was distillation of liquid in the lower ranges of around 30°C-40°C. This indicates that there was no side reactions, as none of the side product was retrieved. Liquid distill at about 82.8°C, which indicates that 2-chloro-2-methylbutane was the only product of this reaction. The theoretical yield was calculated using 2-methyl-2-butanol as the limited reagent in the reaction, and was found to be 7.80 grams of 2-chloro-2-methylbutane. The experimental yield that was retrieved was found to be much less, at 1.84 grams. The percent yield was calculated to be 23.60% utilizing those values. This percent yield is quite a poor value and would be attributed to several factors in the experiment. The materials that were used to conduct this experiment