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— March 1996 —
University of Scranton: Chemistry 313: Preliminary Report on Grignard Synthesis
Turn this page in on Thursday, March 14th. It will be returned the same day.
Info on other side should be provided on March 19th with write-up.
Name __________________________________________________
Alkyl or Aryl Halide: Structure ______________________________
Volume to be used _______________
Number of Moles _______________
Magnesium:
Weight to be used _______________
Number of Moles _______________
Carbonyl Component:
Structure ______________________________
Weight or volume to be used _______________ g or ml
Number of Moles _______________
Diethyl Ether (Anhydrous): Volume used with:
Rx ________________ ml
Carbonyl Component __________________ ml
Total Volume to be used _______________ ml
Stucture of Product: ______________________________________________
Name of Product: ________________________________________________
Theoretical yield of product: _____________________________________ (g or ml)
Write a balanced equation for the total Grignard synthesis using the reagents
assigned to you.
Literature Data on Product and Side Products:
References to synthesis (if any) _______________________________________
______________________________________
Product: Melting Point ____________
Boiling Point ____________ (pressure)
Specific gravity ___________
Index of Refraction ________________
Reference for above information:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Side Products: Structure(s):
Physical constants of each:
Literature references: (Give a separate reference for each side product).
Report sheet due with pre-lab write-up, Tuesday, March 19th.