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100-Methyl Benzoate Lab

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In a 100-mL beaker, 6.0 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) was cooled to 0 ˚C and then 3.05 g of methyl benzoate (C6H5CO2CH3; density=1.08 g/mL) was added. In two different beakers, 2.0 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid and 2.0 mL of concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) were cooled in an ice bath. Both acids were mixed together and the mixture was allowed to cool in the ice bath. The mixture in the 100-mL beaker was cooled to 0 ˚C. While still remaining in the ice bath, the acid mixture was slowly added into the methyl benzoate solution by the use of a Pasteur pipet. The temperature of the solution was controlled by swirling the solution and stopping the addition of acid mixture when the temperature raised. After the acids were added, the

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