Lab Fina Flashcards
(31 cards)
What were the physical properties used to identify alkanes and alkenes?
Boiling points and Density
What color is the potassium permanganate reagent in the Baeyer’s test?
Purple
What color is the bromine in the bromine test?
Yellowish/ Orange
Which hydrocarbon will have positive result for the baeyer’s and/or bromine test?
Alkenes
What solvent was used to extract curcumin?
Isopropyl alcohol
What is the percent of curcumin found in turmeric?
3-5%
What can curcumin be used as in the lab?
pH Indicator
What instruments were used in this lab? Also know the parts.
Spec 20
What is the maximum wavelength of curcumin in the UV/Vis sprectrum?
425
What test was used to classify aldehydes and ketones?
Tollens
Will a ketone or aldehyde react with the Tollen’s reagent?
Aldehyde will react but Ketone will not.
What does a positive Tollen’s test look like?
Silver
What physical state are the unknown ketone/aldehyde in?
Liquid
What is the ketone/aldehyde derivative called?
2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazone
What reagent was used to make the derivative?
2,4, dinitrophenylhydrazine
What is the physical state of the derivative and color is it?
Solid and Yellow
What compound was extracted out of the aspirin tablet? What solvent was used to extract it?
acetylsalicyclic acid, alcohol was solvent
What was the acid used in the hydrolysis of acetylsalicyclic acid to salicyclic acid?
HCl which is diluted 20% to Muratic acid
What temperature did this reaction performed at? (salicyclic acid) What is the byproduct of this reaction?
60 degree Celsius and acetic acid
What acid catalyst was used in the esterification reaction (SA to ES)?
Boric acid
What alcohol was used in the esterification of Salicylic Acid to produce the ester?
ethanol
What is the ester produced in this lab (Salicyclic acid)? What is the odor of this ester?
ethyl salicyclate and wintergreen
What is the reagent used to form a violet complex with salicyclic acid but not with acetylsalicyclic acid?
ferric ammonium sulfate
What is the formula for Rf values?
Rf= (distance moved by the amino acid)/ (distance moved by solvent front)