my pure sample so I would conclude that it was quite pure. 2. Suppose you were performing a recrystallization and you had just added the optimal amount of boiling solvent to dissolve your impure solid…but then you a squirrel ran by and you decided to chase it. When you got refocused and returned to your experiment‚ you realized that you’d left your Erlenmeyer flask containing your recrystallization solution on the hot plate for too long. (1) How did you know that you’d left your flask on the
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RECRYSTALLIZATION Lem Therese D. Delos Ama‚ Glenn Dale M. Desquitado‚ John Carlos M. Drapesa‚ Arianne Valerie B. Escritor‚ Elisha Ellis R. Esteva Group 4 2B Medical Technology Organic Chemistry Laboratory ABSTRACT In this experiment‚ acetanilide was used as the pure organic compound. Acetylation of aniline and acetic anhydride yields the crude product or crude acetanilide. The crude acetanilide was purified by dissolving it in hot water and then the solution was cooled slowly by placing in
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RECRYSTALLISATION PRESNTED BY Mariam SeiduPriscilla TweneboahEvans Appiah-Kubi 3796509 Yaw Adu PokuEric Adjei 3809009 INTRODUCTION Recrystallization is a method of purifying a solid. There are two types of impurities: those more soluble in a given solvent than the main component and those less soluble. (If there are any impurities that have the same solubility as the main component‚ then a different solvent needs to be chosen.) When organic
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Recrystallization Experiment 2: Recrystallization & Melting Point • Most important method for the purification of organic solids • Separation of compounds based on differences in solubility between the compound of interest and its contaminants • Basic technique: 1. dissolve impure sample in an "appropriate" hot solvent Part A: Choosing a Solvent Part B: Purification of Phenacetin 2. cool solution slowly to induce crystal growth 3. filter resulting mixture to isolate crystals Reading:
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RECRYSTALLIZATION OF ACETANILIDE ABSTRACT Recrystallization is the primary method for purifying solid organic compounds through the differences in solubility at different temperatures. In this experiment‚ a suitable solvent was first determined. Acetanilide was produced by acetylation of aniline with acetic anhydride. The crude acetanilide was dissolved in a solvent in a heating water bath. The hot solution was filtered and the filtrate‚ cooled slowly in an ice bath as crystals started forming
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Introduction: The technique used in this experiment is recrystallization. Recrystallization is an often-used method for purifying solids. Recrystallization works by taking advantage of the different solubility properties of compounds‚ and allows impurities to be removed from crude solids. Performing a recrystallization is usually a straightforward task. First‚ you add a small amount of solvent to the impure compound in a flask‚ and heat the contents until all the material has dissolved. Then‚ you
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I performed a number of steps during this recrystallization lab in order to achieve the desired results‚ which included heating the solvent‚ completing a hot filtration‚ completing a vacuum filtration of a chilled solution‚ as well as drying and calculating the weight and melting point of the final version of the sample. I began the lab with 1.5 grams of the impure acetanilide solute and ended the lab with 0.05 grams of pure acetanilide crystals. The percentage of pure acetanilide I recovered during
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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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References: Buchanan‚ G.W. "Solubility Tests and Recrystallization." CHEM 2203/2204 Organic Chemistry Laboratory Manual. By C.A. White. N.p.: n.p.‚ n.d. 21-31. Print. "IR Spectrum." Research Gate. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2014. Wagner‚ Kathryn. "Like Dissolves Like." LIKE DISSOLVES LIKE (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
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Mabel M. Kimble September 21‚ 2014 Chemistry 234 Recrystallization of Benzoic Acid ABSTRACT The recrystallization of Benzoic Acid was performed to fully master the ability to purify a solid compound. This form of purification technique is especially important in chemical identification‚ where the melting point of the compound is taken to confirm its purity. In order to perform recrystallization a solubility test much be completed. Four solvents (95% Ethanol‚ Petroleum Ether‚ Acetone and distilled
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