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    Experiment Synthesis of Butyl Acetate

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    1. The document describes an experiment to synthesize butyl acetate through an acid-catalyzed esterification reaction between acetic acid and n-butyl alcohol. 2. Key steps included refluxing the reactants with sulfuric acid catalyst to produce butyl acetate and water, separating the ester layer from water through liquid-liquid extraction, and purifying the product through distillation. 3. Critical aspects were removing water from the reaction mixture to drive the equilibrium towards the ester product and properly collecting the distilled butyl acetate between its boiling points of 124-126°C.

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    Experiment Synthesis of Butyl Acetate

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    1. The document describes an experiment to synthesize butyl acetate through an acid-catalyzed esterification reaction between acetic acid and n-butyl alcohol. 2. Key steps included refluxing the reactants with sulfuric acid catalyst to produce butyl acetate and water, separating the ester layer from water through liquid-liquid extraction, and purifying the product through distillation. 3. Critical aspects were removing water from the reaction mixture to drive the equilibrium towards the ester product and properly collecting the distilled butyl acetate between its boiling points of 124-126°C.

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    1. The document describes an experiment to synthesize butyl acetate through an acid-catalyzed esterification reaction between acetic acid and n-butyl alcohol. 2. Key steps included refluxing the reactants with sulfuric acid catalyst to produce butyl acetate and water, separating the ester layer from water through liquid-liquid extraction, and purifying the product through distillation. 3. Critical aspects were removing water from the reaction mixture to drive the equilibrium towards the ester product and properly collecting the distilled butyl acetate between its boiling points of 124-126°C.

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    Experiment Synthesis of Butyl Acetate

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    1. The document describes an experiment to synthesize butyl acetate through an acid-catalyzed esterification reaction between acetic acid and n-butyl alcohol. 2. Key steps included refluxing the reactants with sulfuric acid catalyst to produce butyl acetate and water, separating the ester layer from water through liquid-liquid extraction, and purifying the product through distillation. 3. Critical aspects were removing water from the reaction mixture to drive the equilibrium towards the ester product and properly collecting the distilled butyl acetate between its boiling points of 124-126°C.

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    Experiment Synthesis of Butyl Acetate

    1. Aim of experiment
    (1) Understood the basic synthesis principle and basic operation of organic acid ester
    under acid catalysis.
    (2)Master the basic operation of back flow dividing water, lavation, dryness and
    distillation.
    2Principle of experiment
    The main reaction:
    O

    H3C
    OH

    H3C

    OH

    H3C

    CH3

    The side eaction:


    13

    H3C

    11
    12

    14

    OH
    10

    H3C
    5

    2
    3

    8
    7

    CH3
    9

    3. Main apparatus and chemical reagents


    Distillation flask, bulb condensation pipe, distillation conk, frank prolong, tail pipe,
    three-mouth flask.
    N- butyl alcohol, ice vinegar, concentrated sulfuric acid, soda solution, anhydr-sal
    epsom, pH test paper.
    4. Experiment procedures
    (1) Back flow dividing water. 14.4mL acetic acid and 28.9mL alcohol are put into the
    250mL distillation flask. The 10 drop concentrated sulfuric acid is put into the 250mL
    distillation flask. Several zeolites are put into. Fit the bulb condensation pipe and
    dividing water organ on the 250mL distillation flask. Put through condensate water.
    Heat distillation flask until the liquid inside it refluxes about 40min.
    (2) Divide the liquid and clean it. Cool when back flow end. Take the bulb
    condensation pipe. The layer of ester from dividing water organ and reaction liquid
    from three-mouth flask are put into separating funnel together. Clean with 20mL
    water. Divide the layer of water.
    (3) Remove acetic acid. Drip 25mL soda solution slowly into three-mouth flask which

    can be gotten together distillation cut. The gas of CO2 is transgressed after rocking the
    three-mouth flask continually. Check up the upper layer inside three-mouth flask with
    litmus paper. Divide the layer of water when the upper layer isnt red.
    (4)Dryness. The layer of ester is put into dry conical flask. The anhydr-sal Epsom is
    put into it. Desiccate it.
    (5) Distillation and purification. The Butyl Acetate after dryness is shift to a dry 50mL
    distillation flask. Fix distillation equipment with dry instrument. Several zeolites are
    put into. Distill and get together the distillation cut between 124 and 126 .
    Record the boiling point of distillate in detail. Quantify the result and calculate rate of
    production.
    5. Matters need attention
    (1) Tail water when the water refluxes into the reactive system.
    (2) When the reaction go on about 40min and no sweat sink in the dividing water
    organ, the reaction end.
    6. Questions
    (1) How do we get rid of water in the reaction?
    (2) How to calculate the dividing water which can ensure reaction safe.

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