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Qualitative Synthesis of Aspirin Dayna Ingram 10.22.2023
1 Purpose The purpose is to determine the chemical formula for aspirin synthesis, the first step is to make salicylic acid with the willow bark. Then, one can perform a full chemical analysis on the salicylic acid as well as acetylsalicylic acid using a pH test and iron chloride test. Aspirin can also be synthesized with willow bark extract. Procedure Gather materials -Acetic Acid -Iron Chloride -Salicylic Acid -Acetylsalicylic Acid -Ethanol -Willow bark -Well plate -Mini Spoon -pH Paper -Pipets -Stir Rod Label first two rows of Well plates A1-A6; B1-B6 Gather Salicylic Acid in the mini spoon for Well A1 Gather Acetylsalicylic Acid in the mini spoon for Well A2 Place Willow Bark in A6 Cover Willow Bark with Ethanol Let Willow Bark and Ethanol soak for 30 minutes. Place 15 drops of Ethanol to Well B1 and B2 Place 10 drops of Iron (III) Chloride to Well B3 Place 10 drops of Acetic Acid to Well B4 Use a blank piece of paper under Well Plate to notice any color changes Document all observations in the Data Table Gather 3 pipets label them “EtOH” ; “FeCl3” ; “AA” Using the EtOH Pipet to transfer 10 drops from Well B1 to Well A1and stir for a minute Place the Stir Rod on the pH paper to test the solution. Then clean the Stir Rod Using the EtOH pipet again, transfer 10 drops from Well B2 to Well A2 and repeat stirring and documenting pH © 2016 Carolina Biological Supply Company
2 Using the FeCl3 pipet transfer only one drop of Iron(III) Chloride from Well B3 to Well A1 and document in Data Table Next transfer one drop from B3 to A2 and record Data Using the EtOH pipet and transfer 10 drops from Well A6 to A3. Mix and test on pH paper and document observations. Using the FeCl3 pipet transfer one drop of Iron(III) Chloride from Well B3 to Well A3 and document observations. Using the EtOH pipet and transfer 10 drops from Well A6 to Well A4 Using the FeCl3 pipet transfer one drop from Well B3 to Well A4 Using the AA pipet transfer a few drops from Well B4 to A4 Using the Stir Rod dip in A4 and test on a new pH paper Document and record Data Experimental Data and Calculations Activity 1 Data Table pH Determination Well A1 Well A2 Well A3 Well A4 pH Strip Color Red/orange Light Orange Orange Deep Red pH 2 4 5 1 Iron Chloride Test Well A1 Well A2 Well A3 Well A4 Solution Color Purple Light Orange Green Light Orange Positive or Negative for Phenol? Positive Negative Positive Negative Photo Insert a picture of the well plate. © 2016 Carolina Biological Supply Company
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3 Lab Questions 1. A student is asked to analyze different aspirin tablets, and determine which ones are past the expiration date. Which test could the student employ, and what would the results show? - Using its melting point one can determine if the tablet is expired or not. 2. Could a student use fruit such as blueberries and blackberries as a source of salicylic acid instead of willow bark? Why or why not? - No, they shouldn’t use fruits in this procedure due to the natural sugars in fruit. The reaction that would occur because of the glucose would not result in a pure aspirin. 3. Why is the reaction to produce aspirin performed in the presence of iron (III) chloride? © 2016 Carolina Biological Supply Company
4 - Since iron(III) chloride does not have a phenolic group, it is not able to react with aspirin. Yet, iron(II) chloride can react with salicylic acid to form a violet-colored complex because the phenolic group is present in the salicylic acid. With this, it is used to determine the aspirin's purity. 4. List some experimental problems that could have occurred. - Some problems I would assume might alter the data is the amount of Willow Bark used. Another would be if the Iron(III) Chloride wasn’t shaken enough prior to dispensing. Conclusions In Conclusion, we were able to determine that salicylic acid is found in willow bark, and it's been shown that it's created by this process. Acetyl acid is made by acetylating salicylic acid, and it's different from salicylic acid in that it has different properties and is used for different things. © 2016 Carolina Biological Supply Company