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Hcl Synthesis Lab

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0.122 g of phenylboronic acid, 0.414 g of potassium carbonate, 0.220 g of 4-iodophenol, and a cigar shaped magnetic stir bar were poured into a 50 ml round bottom flask. Approx. 1 ml of water was added to the supplied vial containing 3 mg of 10% palladium on carbon to create a suspension. Then the suspension was added to the reaction mixture. The reaction was heated under reflux for 30 minutes until solid precipitation appear. Isolation of crude product HCl was added to the filtrate until acidic to litmus paper, then the solid was collected by vacuum filtration and washed with water. Purification of the product The solid was dissolved with 10 ml of methanol and gravity filtration was used to remove the Pd/C (palladium on carbon). Then

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