Sulfuric acid used: 96%
Nitric acid used: 70%
Product weighing before recrystallization:
Weight sample bottle + product obtained (g): 8.471g
Weight of sample bottle (g): 0.980g
Weight of product obtained (g): 7.491g
Product weighing after recrystallization:
Weight sample bottle + product obtained (g): 4.795g
Weight of sample bottle (g): 0.980g
Mass final product (g): 3.815g
Melting point of the sample obtained: 79˚C
Chemical reaction of methyl benzoate: C6H5CO2CH3 + H2NO3 C6H4CO2CH3NO2 + H2O
Number moles of C6H5CO2CH3
Molar mass of C6H5CO2CH3 = 136.1479
Mass of C6H5CO2CH3 = 3.0500 g
Number of mole = 3.0500 g/ 136.1479 = 0.022 mol
1 mol of C6H5CO2CH3 needed to produce 1 mol of C6H4CO2CH3NO2 …show more content…
The percentage yield obtained was 95.72%. with the melting point of