Chemistry 225
An Unknown Binary Mixture
INTRODUCTION
Organic chemist identify compounds using techniques that aid in the identification of
functional groups. This lab’s objective is to separate a two-component mixtur
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Chemistry 225
An Unknown Binary Mixture
INTRODUCTION
Organic chemist identify compounds using techniques that aid in the identification of
functional groups. This lab’s objective is to separate a two-component mixture using extraction
techniques to separate liquid from solid, and then chemical tests such as saturation test, Lucas
test, Tollen’s test,etc.. to confirm the presence of the functional groups. Infrared spectrometry
and NMR are used to create a list of possible functional groups before beginning the chemical
tests.
METHODS/PROCEDURE:
Mixture 84 was a solid-liquid mixture. The first step was to perform vacuum filtration in
order to separate solid phase from liquid. The next step was to further purify both substances.
Distillation is used to purify the liquid, so this was set up first because of the time it takes to
complete. While simple distillation was happening, the solid was recrystallized in order to
receive purer substance. A purer substance is preferred because the less contaminants present in
to compound, the more accurate functional group testings and melting point recordings are, and
therefore the more accurate the identification of the compound becomes. After both solid and
liquid were purified, they were dissolved in dichloromethane and run through the IR
spectrometer. The IR spectrum for both the solid and liquid phases was analyzed for distinct
peaks. Based on those peaks, a list of possible functional groups was created, and chemical tests
were that would confirm or reject these possibilities.
The first test run on both solid and liquid was a solubility test with hydrochloric acid,
sulfuric acid, water, sodium hydroxide, and bicarbonate. Testing to see in which solvent the
unknowns are soluble in allows one to classify if the unknown is an acid, base, or neutral
compound. Based on the findings listed in Table 1, one had an idea of which functional groups to
test for. Those tests and the results are documented in Table 1.
RESULTS & OBSERVATIONS:
Table 1
Solid #84 Liquid #84
Melting Point or Boiling
Point:
Melting Point: 157 -160 ℃ ℃ Boiling Point: 118 -119 ℃ ℃
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