CHEM 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Methoxy Group, Acetic Acid, Merck Index
8 Mar 2016
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Fall 2015: experiment 5-friedel crafts alkylation of anisole. (80 points) Lab day and time wednesday and friday 11am - 2pm. Abstract-including weight (g) of product obtained, % yield and melting point of material. Overall reaction scheme showing formula weights and molecular formulae of organic substrates. Detailed reaction mechanism showing actual substrates used in experiment, how electrophile is generated and all wheland intermediate structures. Experimental procedure- it is ok to say that the experiment was carried out according to the procedure in the lab manual and list any changes to this procedure. Methoxybenzene was alkylated to tripheynylmethanol using friedel-craftsalkylation mechanism. 0. 642 g of product was produced with a 63% yield. The melting point was measured of the final product (199. 5 200 oc). The goal of this experiment was to successfully carry out a friedel-crafts alkylation reaction. These reactions are a useful way to introduce an alkyl group to a benzene ring. In this reaction the alkyl group is the electrophile.
