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    Laura O'Keeffe performed a recrystallization experiment of p-aminophenol to produce purified tylenol. She obtained a 72% yield of crude tylenol with a melting point of 146-150°C and yellow-brown color. Recrystallization from a solvent produced purified tylenol with a 16% yield, higher melting point of 152-156°C, and off-white pink color. The percent recovery was 22%, likely due to impurities in the crude product contributing to its initial mass that were removed during purification.

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    Laura O'Keeffe performed a recrystallization experiment of p-aminophenol to produce purified tylenol. She obtained a 72% yield of crude tylenol with a melting point of 146-150°C and yellow-brown color. Recrystallization from a solvent produced purified tylenol with a 16% yield, higher melting point of 152-156°C, and off-white pink color. The percent recovery was 22%, likely due to impurities in the crude product contributing to its initial mass that were removed during purification.

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    Laura O'Keeffe performed a recrystallization experiment of p-aminophenol to produce purified tylenol. She obtained a 72% yield of crude tylenol with a melting point of 146-150°C and yellow-brown color. Recrystallization from a solvent produced purified tylenol with a 16% yield, higher melting point of 152-156°C, and off-white pink color. The percent recovery was 22%, likely due to impurities in the crude product contributing to its initial mass that were removed during purification.

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    Chemistry 212

    WINTER 2015

    RECRYSTALLIZATION
    Solo Experiment 1 Individual Lab Report
    (Save as pdf and submit, due by 12:00 NOON one week after experiment)

    Last Name: OKeeffe


    First Name: Laura
    TA Name: Andrew Bruhac
    Date Lab Performed: February 3, 2015
    Date Lab Submitted: February 9, 2015
    Group A, B, or C: B

    Comments for Grading TA:


    (Please indicate if you performed the lab on a day other than your regularly scheduled day and/
    or with a TA other than your regular TA).

    Page Limit: report must not exceed THREE pages (including this page)
    LIMIT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY GRAPHS, SPECTRA, OR REFERENCES
    (Please see General Lab Report Guidelines for detailed descriptions of all other requirements)

    DEDUCTIONS FOR HANDWRITTEN REPORT/STRUCTURES/GRAPHS


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    LATE PENALTY IS 2 MARKS PER DAY LATE (NOT ACCEPTED AFTER 7 LATE
    DAYS)
    Solo Experiment 1: Recrystallization Report Sheet
    Data: (10 marks)

    MP: 169 172 C

    Reactants:
    Amount p-aminophenol used:
    Amount acetic anhydride used:
    (Show Calculations)

    mass
    mass

    1.197g
    1.296g

    mol
    mol

    0.0110mol
    0.0127mol

    mol

    0.0110mol

    p-aminophenol:
    n=m/M=(1.197g)/(109.13g/mol)=0.0110mol
    Acetic anhydride:
    d=m/V, m=dV=(1.08g/mL)(1.2mL)=1.296g
    n=m/M=(1.296g)/(102.09g/mol)=0.0127mol
    Product:
    Theoretical Yield of Tylenol:
    (Show Calculations)

    mass

    1.66g

    Mole ratio between p-aminophenol and acetic anhydride is 1:1, therefore p-aminophenol is the
    limiting reagent. The p-aminophenol:Tylenol is 1:1 as well, therefore nTylenol = 0.0110mol.
    n=m/M, m=nM=(0.0110mol)(151.16g/mol)=1.66g
    Table 1. Recrystallization Data
    Crude Tylenol

    Purified Tylenol

    Yield (g)

    1.197

    0.26

    Yield (%)

    72

    16

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    Appearance
    Melting Point

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    Yellow-brown discolouration, fine
    powder

    Off-white pink tint, larger crystals

    146-150C

    152-156C

    Recovery (%)

    22

    Discussion Questions: (10 marks)


    1. Given the following solubility test results, which would be the best recrystallization solvent
    for Compound A? Why?
    Ethanol: Cold soluble; Hot soluble
    Water:
    Cold insoluble; Hot soluble
    Benzene: Cold insoluble; Hot - insoluble
    Water, because when the solution is heated Compound A can be dissolved into the water
    to make a super saturated solution. Then, as the solution is slowly cooled, Compound A will
    crystalize due to its insolubility. These purified crystals can then be rinsed and collected.
    2. How does recrystallization purify a solid?
    An impure substance is dissolved into a hot solvent. The solvent must be carefully chosen
    so that when hot, everything is dissolved, but when cool only the impurities are soluble while
    the esired substance is insoluble. As the mixture cools slowly, selective crystalization of the
    pure substance occurs, and the pure crystals can then be collected.
    3. Briefly explain the significance of the melting-point results in regards to the purity of the
    crude and recrystallized product.
    Any impurities in a substance will reduce the its melting point, therefore the closer the
    crude and purified Tylenols melting points to the accepted melting point of ~169C, the more
    pure the product.
    4. Suggest one chemical reason, specific to this experiment, why your percent recovery could be
    less than 100%.
    Any discolouration of the crude Tylenol is due to impurities, therefore once those are
    removed, any mass associated with them is removed as well, making the percent recovery less
    than 100%. My crude product had a yellow-brown discolouration, meaning impurities were
    present, contributing to the mass. Once they were removed the mass would decrease and
    make the percent recover less than 100%.

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