To prepare isopentyl acetate from isopentyl alcohol and acetic acid by the Fischer esterification reaction. Materials: West condenser‚ 250 mL round bottomed flask‚ two 250 mL flasks‚ heating mantle‚ boiling chips‚ graduated cylinder‚ sodium bicarbonate‚ isopentyl alcohol‚ glacial acetic acid‚ concentrated sulfuric acid‚ separatory funnel Procedure: 1. Place 50 mL of isopentyl alcohol in a 250 mL round bottom flask and add 60 mL of glacial acetic acid. Add the acid very slowly. 2. Swirl the
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Recrystallization and Melting Point Determination W. H. Bunnelle‚ L. A. Meyer‚ R. E. Glaser (Version 3) Introduction Consider what happens when a solid material is placed in a solvent in which it has a low solubility. Not much! A small fraction of the solid will dissolve‚ but the rest will just sit there. (Actually‚ it doesn’t just ’sit there’ since an equilibrium is in effect‚ with solid molecules going into solution‚ and an equivalent number of dissolved molecules reforming solid‚ but we
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Recrystallization of Methyl 3-nitrobenzoate Santiago Horta‚ Daniella I School of Chemistry and Biochemistry‚ Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta‚ GA 30332 Submitted: 18 February 2015 In this experiment‚ the product of a nitration will be purified by recrystallization using a selected solvent. Methyl benzoate is treated with nitric acid and sulfuric acid to obtain methyl 3-benzoate‚ which will be mixed with a solvent that will dissolve the product at its boiling temperature but not at
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Nitration of Methyl Benzoate Introduction: Nitration is an example of an electrophile aromatic substitution reaction‚ where nitro (NO2) group is being substituted for a hydrogen on an aromatic compound. This is achieved by the formation of the nitronium ion by protonation of nitric acid from sulfuric acid. The zirconium ion is a strong electrophile and can react with aromatic compound such as Methyl benzoate to form an arenium ion intermediate. The arenium ion is then depronated to reform
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ABSTRACT This experiment was conducted to synthesize methyl benzoate form benzoic acid and methanol by using the Fischer esterification method. The Fischer exterification technique is utilized in the academic and industrial settings due to the simplified synthesis and safety parameters of the overall reaction. Both benzoic acid and methanol are relatively cheap to obtain from a commercial source as well as being easy to store with a relatively long shelf life. The Fischer esterification method is
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Lab 8- nitration of Methyl I Benzonate Date of experiment: INTRODUCTION: The nitration of methyl benzoate is an example of an electrophilic aromatic substation reaction. In the experiment the electrophile was the nitronium ion and the aromatic compound was methyl benzoate and with addition of nitrating solution Methyl 3-nitrobenzoate was the product. Methyl benzoate Methyl 3-nitrobenzoate MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY: The procedures for this experiment
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Solids: Recrystallization and Melting Points Reference: Chapter 3. Solids: Recrystallization and Melting Points. Read pages 93-94 and 113-117. Experimental procedure‚ pages 118-119. Parts 1-3. Part 1: Melting points of Urea and Cinnamic Acid. Part 2: Melting point of unknown. Part 3: Melting point of Mixture- Urea and Cinnamic Acid (take melting points of mixtures in 1:4‚ 1:1 and 4:1 ratios). Reactions Main Reaction: Not a chemical reaction but a physical reaction. Urea in solid mixed with
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molecular weight is 151.2 g/mol. The melting point of pure compound is in the range of 169-172 ℃. During lab Paracetamol medication was dissolved in water‚ purified and recrystallized again. The purpose of the experiment was to learn basic recrystallization techniques that include hot and cold filtration. During experimental procedure sample was purified and its final melting point was measured. Procedure 1.0 g of impure Paracetamol was added to the flask with 2 boiling chips. 30 mL of distilled
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EXPERIMENT 4: Synthesis of Salicylic Acid from Wintergreen Oil Abstract: The purpose of this experiment is to take methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil) and by heating it under reflux with NaOH as a solvent‚ and then cooling the mixture with H2SO4 as another solvent‚ synthesize salicylic acid. The final step involves purify the product to produce as pure a sample of salicylic acid as possible. This process allowed for the successful production of 1.406g salicylic acid‚ an 82.70% yield. The NMR and IR
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Sarah Muhs ID: 11325862 Nitration of Methyl Benzoate Post Lab: 1. Is the ester group of your starting material electron donating or withdrawing? Support your conclusion with resonance drawings. The ester group‚ CO2CH3‚ of the starting material was electron withdrawing. 2. Draw the mechanism of the nitronium ion reaction with the methylbenzoate. 3. Why does water stop the reaction? Water stops the reaction because of Le Châtlier’s principle. Since water is a product‚ when more is added it drives
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