.97 mL of propionic acid and 1.19 mL of 3- methyl- 1- butanol were added to a 5 mL round bottom flask. 4 drops of sulfuric acid were then added to the flask and the contents were thoroughly mixed. Boiling chips were added to the flask and the flask was attached to the distillation head and placed a 45 degree angle on the sand bath. The flask was brought to a slight flask for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes the contents of the side arm were gently poured back into the flask, being sure that no water was returned. This process was repeated two more times, after which the mixture was allowed to cool. 1 mL of water was added to the mixture and mixed thoroughly, the aqueous layer was removed and placed in the waste beaker. 1 mL of sodium bicarbonate was then added and mixed in thoroughly before removing the aqueous layer again. This process was repeated once more. Then 1 mL of saturated aqueous sodium chloride was added, mixed and the aqueous layer was removed one final time. A dozen anhydrous CaCl2 spheres were added to the mixture and the mixture was allowed to “dry” for 10 minutes. The remaining liquid after the 10 minutes was removed via pipet and put into a dry tarred vial. The weight, smell, percent yield and IR graph were all obtained and recorded for the remaining liquid.
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