Fischer Lab Procedure Flashcards

1
Q

Add a half scoop of … to a … mL Rb Fk

A

molecular sieves; 50

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2
Q

50 mL Rb Fk should have a …

A

blue magnetic stirbar

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3
Q

To 50 mL Rb Fk, add … mL of …, and … mL of … and add … drops of …, dropwise, swirling after each drop

A

5.4; 3-methyl-1-butanol; 5.7; glacial acetic acid; 6; H2SO4

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4
Q

At hood, set up …, with a … on top of the drying tube, Reaction vessel in reflux should be …

A

reflux; drying tube; foil tented

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5
Q

Set heat to about

A

8

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6
Q

Reflux for …

A

one hour

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7
Q

Once reflux is done, cool to …. Unplug variac, turn the heat to zero, and lower the heating mantle. After cooling to room T, put … and raise jack to immerse beaker

A

room temp; ice bath

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8
Q

ice bath should be in a … mL beaker

A

250

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9
Q

set up … over a 100 mL empty beaker and insert a … on the top

A

separatory funnel; glass funnel

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10
Q

dilute a solution of 5% NaHCO3 to … % by adding … ml of … and .. mL of … This mixture should also be cooled in an … and should be added to a … mL …

A

2.5; 20; NaHCO3; 20; H2O; ice bath; 50; beaker

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11
Q

Obtain … mL of pentane in a …. mL … Cork this Fk after obtaining pentane

A

28; 25; E. Fk

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12
Q

Add about .. mL pentane to Rb Fk while its still in ice bath

A

20

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13
Q

After Rb Fk is ice cold (after about .. min) remove beaker and dismount condenser and drying tube

A

5

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14
Q

Pour the 40 mL NaHCO3 solution into the separatory funnel via the … and then add the … …

A

glass funnel; rxn mixture dropwise

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15
Q

To mix the contents in separatory funnel, do not …, but use … to stir

A

shake; spatula

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16
Q

Drain aqueous layer (lower layer) from separatory funnel into the … mL … that contained the …

A

50; beaker; NaHCO3

17
Q

Drop pentane layer from top into a .. mL …

A

125; E. Fk

18
Q

Extract a second time by adding … back into separatory funnel and adding an additional … mL pentane

A

aqueous layer; 10

19
Q

In E. Fk containing extracted organic layer, add …

A

Na2SO4

20
Q

When organic layer is dry, transfer to a … mL … via a … Seal Rb. Fk with … and … and store

A

100; Rb. Fk; gravity filtration; Teflon stopper; parafilm

21
Q

At next lab, set up a …

A

semimicro distillation

22
Q

Distill pentane into a rubber-banded … mL Rb Fk

A

50;

23
Q

Receiving flask for semimicro distillation should be condensed over a … mL … filled with …

A

250; beaker; ice

24
Q

Distill pentane until temp starts rising, then …

A

switch receiving flask

25
Q

receiving flask for ester should be a … and should also be placed over

A

25 mL Rb Fk; ice bath

26
Q

when done distilling determine …, …., and …

A

weight; IR; RI