Distillation of an organic product

Question 1

Distillation is a common practical completed in organic chemistry
For this course, the most common practical in which you will come across distillation and reflux apparatus is the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohol
This required practical gives you the opportunity to show that:

Answer 1

You can use an electric heating mantle rather than a Bunsen burner for heating

Use laboratory apparatus for a variety of experimental techniques and can set up glassware successfully

Safely and carefully handle different liquids, including those which are corrosive, irritant, flammable and toxic

Question 2

The Distillation Process:
To produce an aldehyde from a primary alcohol the reaction mixture must be heated
The aldehyde product has a lower boiling point than the alcohol ( since it has lost the H-bonding) so it can be

Answer 2

distilled off as soon as it forms

Question 3

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