Benzocaine is a topical anesthetic commonly used to relieve pain or discomfort . There are many brands of benzocaine and it is the active ingredient in various over-the-counter analgesic ointments . Benzocaine is the ethyl ester of paraaminobenzoic acid and as an ester it can be classified by Fischer esterification. Fischer esterification reactions typically include a carboxylic acid and alcohol as well as a dehydrating agent . Since esterification reactions are slow‚ a catalyst is required. The
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Experiment # 45: Benzocaine Abstract The local anesthetic‚ benzocaine‚ was synthesized via the esterification of p-aminobenzoic acid with ethanol. The percent yield of crude product was determined to be 21% and the melting point was recorded at 86.2°C ± 0.2°C‚ with a 6.3% error from 92°C‚ the literature melting point of pure benzocaine. The crude product was then recrystallized to improve the purity of benzocaine and 57.4% was recovered. The new melting point range was measured at 89.1°C ±
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The obtained mass of benzocaine and benzoic acid mixture was measured to be 2.075 grams. Following being dried for a week the mass of benzocaine was recorded to be 0.250 grams‚ and benzoic acid was recorded to be 0.600 grams. The melting point range of benzocaine was measured to be 89.5°C-91.5°C‚ while benzoic acid’s melting point range was measured to be 129°C-131.3°C. The percent mass recovered was calculated to be 40.96% for the experiment. Table 1 illustrates the collected information. Starting
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I. INTRODUCTION Synthesis Acetylsalicylic acid is an acetyl derivative of salicylic acid which appears as a white and crystalline and a weakly acidic substance with a melting point of 135°C and is also known to be aspirin. It is one of the most widely used drugs that can lower fever and is used as a painkiller. According to (Escobel‚ 2011)‚ Aspirin is synthesized through the reaction of salicylic acid with acetyl anhydride that causes a chemical reaction that turns salicylic acid’s hydroxyl group
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II. Synthesis This activity helps me to understand myself better by knowing what people think of me. It aims to foster self-awareness and self-improvement. I found out that my family thinks that I am a responsible person in terms of sense of responsibility. But my brother thinks I’m immature. In terms of duties at home‚ my mother and father understand that I don’t perform my duties because I’m busy with my studies. My sister thinks it too but she justified that I perform when I’m not busy. When
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Synthesis The idea of gender wage discrimination being widely practiced in the United States today is a difficult concept for many to swallow. With the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ the realization of the existence of the gender wage gap surprises many Americans. These authors bring to the forefront the idea that there is more to the gender wage gap then just companies discriminating against women and minorities. They sight many sources with defined data
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the Twenty-first Century” took a different approach by targeting not everyone but only few saying‚ “…not merely the heights to which some will climb or the difficulties others will endure.” When combining these two statements you can see how they synthesis; In other words‚ the lower class of America will either suffer from being under skilled or replaced by technology‚ while the successful class of America will become known as “The Untouchables”‚ meaning they will be so specialized that they will not
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Synthesis “The kingdom of heaven is within the mind of a person‚ not within the collective mindlessness of a crowd.” In the articles‚ “The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent”‚ by Jeffery R. Holland and “Propaganda under a dictatorship”‚ by Aldous Huxley are two totally different topics. This paper will be a breaking down of the two articles and finding the similarities between the two of them. It will be interesting‚ but nothing is impossible. The two topics are Hitler wanting so
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The goals of this experiment are to determine if the products derived from amide synthesis and Williamson Ether Synthesis are identical‚ and if one of the synthetic routes is more advantageous than the other. In Part 1‚ an attempt to synthesize acteophenetidin crystals by amide synthesis was made. We began by removing the colored impurities from the p-Phenetidine (reddish-brown) by placing 2g of the sample in 38 mL of hydrochloric acid and heating the solution to boiling point. Upon reaching just
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Bankruptcy: Its Prediction and Accounting Indicators One major assumption in accounting is the Going Concern. It states that an accounting entity is viewed as continuing in operation indefinitely‚ thus‚ financial statements are normally prepared in the assumption that the entity will continue its operations for the forseeable future. But then it is inevitable that one shall come to an end. So if there is evidence that the entity’s operations are to be terminated‚ the going concern assumption
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