Introduction In this lab‚ caproic acid was synthesized in a multi-step process that involved the synthesis of three intermediates – diethyl n-butylmalonate‚ potassium n-butylmalonate‚ and n-butyl malonic acid respectively. An IR was used to characterize the starting material‚ n-bromobutane‚ and the first intermediate‚ diethyl n-butylmalonate; while IR and NMR were used to characterize the final product‚ caproic acid. Reactions‚ Mechanism and Theory Caproic acid a.k.a n-hexanoic acid is a carboxylic
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Synthesis of Aspirin and Tylenol Kyla Wykoff Abstract Aspirin and Tylenol were synthesized by means of crystallization‚ recrystallization‚ and melting point determination. Synthesis produced significantly high percent yields for aspirin‚ however‚ produced extremely low and impure percent yields for Tylenol. A second group was also used to compare results and errors‚ in which they too were also producing extremely low percent yields of Tylenol. Therefore‚ error was based on the specific protocol
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Introduction The purpose of this lab is to synthesize Lidocaine from 2‚6-dimethylaniline‚ using diethyl amine‚ 2-chloroacetyl chloride‚ acetic acid‚ and toluene. The Lidocaine was made by adding 2‚6-dimethylaniline to 2-chloroacetyl chloride in acetic acid. Sodium acetate is added in order to make the compound soluble. The product is dried‚ then treated with diethyl amine and toluene. This is refluxed using a water-cooled reflux condenser. The vapor is condensed by the cold water as the compound
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that there is an impending oil crisis. Develop arguments that we are not likely to run out of oil anytime soon." (It is possible that such arguments also may need to take account of concerns that we are likely to run out of oil sometime soon.) It is hard to imagine the world without oil however there are groups‚ societies‚ governments and people all over the world that believe that the end of the oil era is approaching. The truth is that society has no idea of how much oil remains in the reserves
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Project #3: Explanatory Synthesis Paper Comic from: http://www.lapsura.com/drawings/archives/images/do-my-essay.gif REVIEW Chapter 4 WRAC (See Notes on Explanatory Summary below) For the academic explanatory synthesis paper you will read a minimum of three sources on the topic you choose. You can choose from three topics: ➢ Fairy Tales: A Closer Look at Cinderella: (Select three articles in textbook) See Syllabus/Calendar ➢ E-Mail Etiquette: (Select
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aAlberta Oil Sands Today in Alberta‚ a huge economic development is evolving in the Athabasca oil sands. Oils sand is a natural mix of sand‚ clay‚ water‚ bitumen and any other minerals. This combination forms heavy oil that must be treated before it can be employed as usable fuels like gasoline. There are many methods that are currently employed in order to produce fuel from the oil sands. The oil industry is also constantly working on developing new technologies. However‚ at the
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Omega-3 Krill Oil Omega-3 fatty acids refer to a set of polyunsaturated fatty acids that include docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)‚ which is found in fish; alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)‚ which is obtained from plants and Krill oil. Unlike the concentration in the level of fats in foods such as meat and butter that can increase the levels of unhealthy cholesterol‚ these fats are healthy because they help the human body to lower levels of unhealthy cholesterols as well as reducing
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Ethics and the Oil Industry Todd Bosta Monday‚ November 8‚ 2010 Does anybody Care? As the US Economy continues to dive‚ unemployment persists at a level not seen since the Great Depression‚ and the US Federal Government sees fit to continually bailout big business‚ it escapes logic why the cost of oil once again‚ is on the rise. The US oil companies would have us believe it has to do with the Middle East oil producing nations cutting back on production‚ therefore raising
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The OIL INDUSTRY includes the global processes of exploration‚ extraction‚ refining‚ transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines)‚ and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products‚ including pharmaceuticals‚ solvents‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream‚ midstream and downstream. Midstream operations
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decide what qualifies as an environmental issue. The BP Oil Spill has been a huge environmental issue; it was the worst oil disaster in US history. The government estimated up to 2.6 million gallons per day with a total of 205.8 million got into the gulf. Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama and Florida all had miles on miles of surface oil problems. BP put nearly 2 million gallons of chemical “dispersants” into the ocean‚ which actually make the oil more toxic to ocean life. It’s considered and environmental
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