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Explain Why The Melting Point Of Benzilic Acid Is Lower Than The Literature Value

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Discussion The percent yield of the crude product from experiment seven was 77.6%. The melting point of the crude product was 100 ° C – 119.2 ° C. The melting point range was 19.2 ° C. The percent yield of the pure product from experiment seven was 63.2%. The melting point was 100° C – 108.2 °C. The melting point range was 8.2 ° C. The percent yield of benzilic acid from experiment 8 was 66.9%. The melting point was 139.9° C – 143.3 °C. The melting point range was 3.4 °C. According to PubChem, the melting point of benzilic acid is 150 °C. The reason why the experimental melting point of benzilic acid is lower than the literature value is because there might have been some impurities in the benzilic acid. The reason why there might have been impurities in the benzilic acid is because the crystals might not have been rinsed off with enough water or they were not dried under the vacuum long …show more content…

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