Reagents Flashcards
NaOCl aka
sodium hypochlorite, aka bleach when in water
What is NaOCl
mild oxidizing agent (forms ketone)
in lab 1 (oxidation of unknown OH) , NaOcl and acetic acid will form __ which is a ____ ____
hypochlorous acid, oxidizing agent
HOCl aka
hypochlorous acid
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , if the KI paper was blue then __ was present
excess hypochlorous acid
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , what was the quenching reagent
sodium bisulfate
NaHSO3 aka
sodium bisulfate (quenching reagent)
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , how can you tell if the reaction was quenched
the KI starch paper was white
what is quenching
forcing any residual oxidizer to react, will stop a reaction
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , how was the product extracted
with methylene chloride
is methylene chloride more or less dense than water and found on bottom or top
more dense, found on bottom
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , after the reaction was quenched, how was it baseified
using NaOH (allowed to be water soluble and keep product unionized)
washing with brine does what
remove excess water
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , the drying agent was
magnesium sulfate
MgSO4
magnesium sulfate (drying agent)
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , oxidation of an unknown alcohol, what was important for IR/HNMR
OH stretch changed to C=O stretch.
what are the three main steps for almost every extraction
- extract into the solvent
- dry (decant, gravity filter)
- rotovap
in lab 1(oxidation of unknown OH) , what was the solvent
Acetic acid
CH3COOH aka
acetic acid
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , a ___ compound was changed to ___ using ____
chiral to achiral, acid catalyzed elimination
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , what was the catalyst AND solvent
sulfuric acid
H2SO4
sulfuric acid
can a 3° alcohol be oxidized?
no
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , what are the steps of the mechanism
tautomerization to form enos, carbocation rearrangement (aromatic driven)
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , what was the product extracted into
diethyl ether
C4H10O
diethyl ether
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , what was used to baseify the reaction
sodium bicarbonate
NaHCO3
sodium bicarbonate
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , why was sodium bicarbonate used
to neutralize the acid
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , the drying agent was
sodium sulfate
Na2SO4
sodium sulfate
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , the important part of charcterization was the ___ and
C=O changing to OH stretch and new aromatic peaks
in lab 3(Williamson ether), what was combined to form an ether
alcohol and alkyl halide
what did the microwave do for all the experiments it was used in
sped up the reaction due to constant temp and pressure without losing solvent
in lab 3, what kind of mechanism happened (Williamson ether)
SN2
in lab3, what were the catlyst
KOH and TBAB
what kind of catalyst is TBAB
phase transfer
what does TBAB mean
tetra-n-butylammonium bromide
in lab 2 (carvone to carvacrol) , what proceed was used
reflux
in lab 3 (Williamson ether) , what was the product extracted into
diethyl ether
in lab 3 (Williamson ether) , what wash was used and why
KOH (potassium hydroxide) to remove impurities
in lab 3 (Williamson ether) , what was used to dry the solution
sodium sulfate
in lab 3 (Williamson ether) , how was the product purified
column chromatography
what is column chromatography
3D qualitative test w mobile (DCM, less polar) and stationary phase (silicia gel, polar)
in column chromatography where did the product stay
in the mobile (DCM, less polar phase)