Lab 8 Synthysis Of Acetanilide

Question 1

Perform acetylation on aniinle to make acetanildde

Answer 1

Just really involved stirring and crystallization

Question 2

Sodium acetate

Answer 2

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Question 3

HCl

Answer 3

This time protonation and adds Cl group

Question 4

Water

Answer 4

Used as a washing agent

Question 5

Explain: use of HCl in the first step of the procedure decreases its nucleophilicyt by protonating the N atom, however the acid base reaction is an equilibrium and enough aniline exists in solution for the reaction to proceed.

What is the purpose of HCl HEre

Answer 5

The protonation of the N atom increases electrophilicity spurring the reaction to happen more quickly because it created a greater affinity to by bind to the anhydride