Organic Chem 9 Flashcards
what is chromatography used for?
to separate different substances in a mixture
principle of chromatography
a mobile phase will carry a dissolved mixture through a stationary phase. The separation occurs, as some of the components of the mixture tend to be held by the stationary phase and move more slowly than those that mix well with the mobile phase
mobile phase
a solvent
stationary phase
paper or thin layer of aluminium oxide
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those that do not dissolve easily in the solvent
will come out of the solution and appear on the paper as a spot
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those that dissolve well
will be carried up the paper further and will eventually appear as spots on the paper at different intervals
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how to get results
by finding Rf values
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Rf=
distance travelled by solvent front
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first step
solvent added to the bottom of the glass jar, to a depth of about 1 cm and allow to stand for a while
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why do you allow to stand
to allow the tank to become saturated with the solvent’s vapour
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what do you do to the paper
make a line near the top with a pencil and another near the bottom
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next step - making a small concentrated spot of mixture
a small spot of mixture of indicators was placed on the line with a capillary tube and dried with a hair dryer. repeat several times
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putting paper into jar
place in glass jar with spot side down, do not immerse spot, paper just touches solvent, attach paper to glass rod using sellotape
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everything is set up
allow to run until the solvent reached the line at the top of the paper
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when solvent reaches top
paper is removed and dried
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what does not allow for accurate results?
the particles of the stationary phase are not small and uniform in size 1
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what do TLC plates have the stationary phase as
a layer of aluminium oxide or silica gel spread thinly and evenly over aluminium foil
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what does the foil provide
support for the stationary phase
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why is it more efficient than paper chromatography
the particles in the stationary phase are smaller and uniform in size, more accurate separation of the components in the mixture
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what speeds up saturation of jar with solvent
a piece of filter paper was cut to fit around the walls of the glass jar
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what was first added?
industrial methylated spirits was added to allow it to saturate the paper and give a depth of about 1cm
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after spirits added
jar is covered and let stand for a wile
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what do you do the plate
line drawn at the top and the bottom of the plate
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after line drawn
a small drop of the mixture is placed on the line at the bottom of the plate and dried using a hairdryer
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where do you put the plate
the plate was stood in the jar making sure that the spot was above the solvent level
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after everything has been set up
the chromatogram was allowed to run until the solvent had risen to the pencil line at the top of the plate
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when it has reached the top
plate removed and allowed to dry
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why is filter paper placed around the walls of the glass jar
to speed up saturation of the tank with solvent vapour
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why are two lines drawn on the TLC plate
one line is needed to indicate where the samples start from, and the other to indicate the distance travelled by the solvent front, which enables the Rf values to be calculated
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when is it possible to separate components of a mixture using thin layer chromatography?
when one of the components is attracted to significantly different extents by the stationary phase and/or the mobile phase
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when two substances are found to have identical Rf values, what does this mean?
the two substances may be the same, but further evidence is necessary to establish this conclusively
2 social and applied aspects of TLC
used in the pharmaceutical industry to determine the purity of drugs
used in forensic science to separate colours in dyes extracted from fibres
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stationary phase and where does it go
silica gel, placed in a long glass tube (column)
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what prevents the material from running out
glass wool at the end
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solvent for non-polar substances
ethanol
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solvent for polar substances
water
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how and why is silica kept saturated
kept saturated with the solvent to prevent it from drying out
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where does the mixture go?
added to the top of the column