Chiral To Trans-Cinnamic Acid

2. Write a statement to explain the molecular composition of the unknown solution based on the results obtained during testing with the Biuret solution and each sample solution.

Two forms of stereochemistry can form product for the bromination of trans-cinnamic acid. Cis addition, also known as syn addition, is one way of forming product. This form of stereochemistry allows for the components of the reagent to add to the same side of the double bond. Trans, also known as anti addition, is the second form of addition that can create product for this experiment. Tran stereochemistry occurs when the components of the reagent add to opposite sides of the double bond. In this experiment, the formation of either erythro-2,3-dibromo-3-phenylpropanoic acid (trans/anti-R,S or S,R) or threo-2,3-dibromo-3-phenylpropanoic acid (cis/syn-R,R or S,S) was expected to occur.

As detailed in Pavia 's Organic Laboratory techniques the reaction is expected to proceed via the following reaction:

To begin, in order for the compounds to react they will be dissolved in water and sulfuric acid will be added. The addition of sulfuric acid will then generate hydrobromic acid, an important product in the reaction mixture. The hydrobromic acid will react with the 1-butanol when heat is added to the flask during refluxing. Refluxing is the heating of a flask to boiling and then allowing

Introduction This experiment was undertaken in order to create stilbene dibromide. Bromine is added through electrophilic addition in attacking the double bond. This experiment was also executed to determine the stereochemistry of this addition reaction, whether it created meso products or d,l products. Data and Results Initially, 0.9 grams of stilbene were added to the solution.

The possible reasons for this discrepancy were discussed as the plausible mistakes committed in the procedure, such as allowing the solution to excessively cool, as well as the possibility of having used faulty or contaminated reagents and components. In general, in order to improve the results of future experiments, as well as to have potentially improved these results, a more diligent and strict manner of performing these experiments is necessary, as well as ensuring the purity and condition of any reagents used and to ensure that no objects such as glassware are compromised. Considering this information, the experiment must be considered a failure, although the purity of the small yield could be considered pure, the yield’s sheer lack of size is evidence of the fact that the reaction did not reach completion, whether it be because of a low temperature or a lack of purity in components. Therefore, it must be regretfully reported that the objective of the experiment was not

Strontium nitrate, the limiting reagent, was poured into the copper(II) sulphate solution, the excess reagent, rather than the other way around. This is a minor systemic error, because even if some of the strontium nitrate remained in its initial beaker, the beaker was thoroughly rinsed out multiple times. The error causes the final mass of the filter paper and precipitate to be slightly decreased, as not all of strontium nitrate reacts with the copper(II) sulfate. This can explain why the percent yield in 92.2%.

Identifying this organic acid was an extensive task that involved several different experiments. Firstly, the melting point had to be determined. Since melting point can be determined to an almost exact degree, finding a close melting point of the specific unknown can accurately point to the identification of the acid. In this case the best melting point

The pure product has a lower product yield than the crude. Since the pure product had to go through similar steps as the crude product, there could have been similar sources of errors as the crude. Also, the process of recrystallization removes impurities. Therefore, the impurities that were originally in the substance will be subtracted away from the original mass, only leaving the pure product. Lastly, during the process of weighing the final pure product, the filter paper was not involved in the measurement, unlike the crude product. After the filtration,

The result from the IR spectra for Trans-[Bis(inosinato)palladium(II)], and inosine are summarized in Table 2 and 3. It is important to note that Trans-[Bis(inosinato)palladium(II)] compound had an extra carbonyl peak at 1712.21 cm-1 which is from inosine impurity.

Determining how a mechanism comes to be is crucial as a scientist and arriving to conclusions is a crucial component which lead to examining and determining which mechanism takes place when two or more substrates are made to react. At the end of the experiment a mechanism was determined based on the purified product’s melting point. This was accomplished by having the reaction take place but also through acquiring the melting point and comparing the number to the melting point which was already established by the scientific community. (Q1) When 0.252 g of trans-cinnamic acid was mixed in 2.5 mL glacial acetic acid and 0.434g pyridinium tribromide was added, the resulting product reflects an addition reaction. In general, reactions take place to achieve its lowest Gibb’s free energy because it’s at

Purpose: The purpose of the experiment was to perform the acid-catalyzed Fischer Esterification of acetic acid and isopentyl alcohol to form isopentyl acetate, or banana oil, which is used in flavor industries. The equilibrium of the reaction was changed by adding an excess amount of acetic acid. The reaction was refluxed and product was purified by extraction and distillation. Isopentyl acetate was analyzed by infrared spectroscopy and 1H NMR spectroscopy.

DG or nonionic micelle component and cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) anionic component micelle. Therefore, the continuation of the work CAPB is used. Chemical formula C19H38N2O3 and IUPAC name {[3-(Dodecanoylamino) propyl](dimethyl)ammonio}acetate is showen in fig 5.

Thus, one could safely assume the product from 1-propanol was 1-bromopropane. This is mainly due the C-H wag around 1260cm-1 indication it was a terminal alkyl halide. This reaction went through SN2 mechanism not only because the alcohol was primary but also because there were no rearrangements. If a rearrangement would have occurred, it would have indicated that it was a SN1 mechanism. Further analysis was then done to determine the exact identity of the product and the chemical makeup.

After all additional product ceased to form, the reaction mixture was cooled in an ice bath to allow precipitation of benzopinacol. The final product was then filtered off from the solution using a Buchener funnel. Its melting point, yield and infrared spetrum was then obtained.