Organic Lab 2 February 14‚ 2009 Experiment 4: Borohydride Reduction of 2-Methylcyclohexanone Introduction: When learning about reduction reactions‚ we know that the addition of nucleophilic hydride anion (H-) to the carbonyl group will in turn result in the reduction of aldehydes to primary alcohols. Borohydride‚ and Lithuim aluminum hydride are commonly used as reducing agents. We can note that both of these reagents have a (H-) anion‚ hence it will be a powerful base and also take the
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synthetic chemists to have reagents that allow them to be selective in their manipulation of a molecule‚ be it in oxidation‚ reduction‚ or in the addition of a functional group. In this lab we will examine the stereoselectivity of the reduction of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanone (Figure 1) using sodium borohydride (Figure 2). In the first week of this lab we will use sodium hypochlorite (Figure 3) to oxidize (Mechanism: Figure 6) commercial 4-tert-butylcyclohexanol‚ synthesizing 4-tert-butylcyclohexanone
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Discussion: In this experiment a ketone‚ 9-fluorenone is reduced to and alcohol. The are two possible ways by which this reduction can occur. One is by a catalytic hydrogenation‚ this uses a catalyst such as palladium or nickel‚ hydrogen gas‚ and heat/pressure. This can reduced an alkane to alkene. This catalytic process is preferred in industrial practices because the cost is low in the long run and more importantly there is little to no waste expense. However‚ hydrogen gas is dangerous due to
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benzaldehyde to benzoin through a condensation reaction. The benzoin then oxidizes into benzil‚ which undergoes rearrangement to give benzilic acid. Benzoin Synthesis * When two benzaldehyde molecules condense in the presence of thiamine‚ it leads to the formation of a molecule of benzoin. The thiamine behaves as a coenzyme catalyst. This step of the reaction involves the addition of ethanol and sodium hydroxide into an aqueous solution of thiamine hydrochloride and creating a reaction with
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convert benzophenone to diphenylmethanol. This was done by using sodium borohydride to reduce benzophenone. The product was then crystalized from hexanes then using the melting point and IR testing it was possible to characterize it. The melting point range was… Introduction: This lab is possible because of oxidation and reduction reactions. In organic chemistry oxidation is the loss of electron density around a carbon‚ while reduction is an increase in electron density around a carbon. More electronegative
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NPTEL – Chemistry – Reagents and Organic reactions Module II Lecture 14 Reduction Reactions 2.1.1 Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH) 2.1.1.1 Introduction Lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) is a strong reducing agent with chemical formula LiAlH4. It can reduce a variety of functional groups such as aldehydes‚ esters‚ acids‚ ketones‚ nitriles‚ epoxides and azides. It vigorously reacts with water and all the reactions are performed in polar aprotic solvents. 2.1.1.2 Preparation It was first
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experiments: benzil and diphenylacetylene REACTION DIAGRAM TABLE OF REAGENTS BENZIL DIBENZYL KETONE TRITON B 40wt% IN METHANOL (1.79 M) TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL TETRAPHENYL-CYCLOPENTA-DIENONE DIPHENYL ACETYLENE HEXAPHENYL-BENZENE FORMULA EQUIV MW DENSITY VOLUME MASS Mmol MELTING POINT BOILING POINT - - 210 °C - PROCEDURE 1 A hot plate with an aluminum block was preheated to 150°C. 2 100mg of benzil and 100mg
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Exp.11) Identification of unknown ketones. Introduction: Given five samples of a known ketone derivative‚ the purpose of this experiment is to identify which unknown ketone derivative corresponds to the five known samples. In other words‚ using specific methods of compound detection‚ it is possible to match an unknown compound with a known compound because similar compounds will display similar characteristics. In this experiment‚ identification of the unknown ketone is accomplished through thin
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INTRODUCTION: All information here is to be used at your own risk. The procedures documented in this file‚ if carried out by unlicensed individuals would violate laws against controlled substances in most countries and could result in criminal charges being filed. If carried out by individuals unskilled at chemistry they could result in serious bodily harm. MDMA ("Ecstasy") is a semi-synthetic compound which can be made relatively easily from available precursors. Synthesis instructions exist which
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acetylsalicylic acid from aspirin and in part 2 we must obtain a similar pure crystallization of benzil from an impure mixture of benzil. Materials: In lab 3‚ we used 75 g of cloves from which we must extract Eugenol. Water was largely used as a solvent. A polar solvent used was Dichloromethane. The drying agent used was Calcium Chloride. An acid and a base used were hydrochloric acid and Sodium Hydroxide‚ respectfully. The equipment used were a thermometer & holder‚ separatory funnel‚ classen
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