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Solubility Test Lab Report

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As expected the solubility tests (Table [table: solubilityresults]) indicates that acidic compound is a strong acid compound. The infrared spectrum in Figure: [fig: IRs1], supports the presence of a carboxylic acid since there is a broad (O-H) stretch, between 2521 cm-1 and 2971 cm-1, and a (C=O) peak at 1673 cm-1. Furthermore, the 13C NMR ( Figure [fig: C13nmrS1]) shows an acidic (C=O) at 174 \delta and the proton NMR (Figure:[fig: PNMRs1]) has a (OH) singlet at 11 \delta. The functional group tests ( Table: [table: qualitative functionalgroup tests]) demonstrates that the unknown acid contains an aromatic functional group. The IR spectra shows a peak at 1600 cm-1, the typical benzene (C=C) zone and the 13C NMR also has 6 aromatic peaks between 126 \delta and 141 \delta. …show more content…

Because the multiplet at 8.02 \delta is more upfield, that benzene hydrogen must be near the carboxylic acid. The first substituent is the carboxylic acid and the second substituent is most likely a methyl group since there is a 22 \delta (CH3) peak in the 13C NMR and a 2.6 \delta (CH3) peak in the proton NMR. Based on this information there are three possible structures for the acidic substance, which are o-toluic, m- toluic, and p-toluic acid. P-toluic acid cannot be the structure since it only has 6 unique carbons, which contradicts the 8 unique signals in the 13C NMR, leaving o-toluic acid and m-toluic acid

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