Experiment 8: Preparation of Adipic Acid from Cyclohexene
Exp 8-1
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POST LAB QUESTIONS:
1. Why do we add methanol to the reaction if we see a purple ring on the filter paper?
2. What reaction is occurring with the methanol (show reaction)? Does this reaction affect
your product?
3. Why do you get a precipitate when adding the HCl to make the solution acidic?
4. Calculate the theoretical yield for this reaction using measurements from procedure.
5. If you obtained an actual yield of 0.57g, what is the % yield?
6. What IR absorptions do you expect for the starting material (only in the functional group
region 4000cm-1 to 1500cm-1)?
