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A detailed revision resource, covering each OCR A Alevel functional group with a quick intro, their reactions, and any mechanisms needed. Quick recap to the most commonly asked about practicals, and information on spectroscopy.

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, Synthesis Of Organic liquid

Synthesis of haloalkane &

PART 1 : PREPARATION 1


i!
Separating
funnel
1) Pour 6 Scm2 Zmethyl-2-01 lock's measuring cylinder
of into a
measuring cylinder weigh the a contents .
.


,

Low density
2)Pour into socms separation funnel .


Corganic
3) Reweigh the empty measuring cylinder to deduce the mas of 2-methylpropant-ol used in reaction.
High density
4) zocm"


4
the
Measure of cone HCl , gradually add acid ,
to cne
separating

5) Place the stopper on separating funell + snake well, releasing pressure when required.
,




PART 2 :
SEPARATION

1) once allowed the mixture to
separate , remove the stopper and open the tap to collect the bottom
a layer .
-




2) close the tap-add hydrogencarbonate, to the
< thermometer
sodium
organic layer in the funel


3) snake

4) Allow mixture to separate remove bottom
, an layer



Ii
Liebigcondenser
& Repeat untill no further buildup of pressure

6) collect into Conical flash
organic layer
↓ Water
&
7) 1j
i
add anhydrous MgSO4 Slowly while swirling unill MgS0y stops clumping out
- air out
...
↑ =




M
8) Filter through filler paper into clean roundbottomed flask
. Antibumbing Round Water in
1

i
bottomed cefficient
granvels V flost
cooling
prevent large bubbles Hest
even
from forming -




PART 3 : DISTILLATION
voiling
1) Add the organic sample from the Conical flask and
antibumping granwels to the round bottomed flash , connect apparatus
.



2) collect liquidimpurities that come through the condenser below 48oC in a beaker.


3) collect liquid from condenser in the
preweighed sample tube untill no more liquid comes
through condenser.

4) weigh the l ube and
sample calculate mass of product


↓ open
6
W

water out
7)




condenser



coldwater in >

-




5 2
-




&
Round bottom
flaR .




Reactant s
..
S
i antibumpting



HEAT

, Synthesis of an organic solid
Preparation of methyl 3 nitrobenzoate


PART 1 :




1) 2 . Scm3 of
methyl benzoate with Scm3 concH2SOy +icebath ·




2) add zcm3 of
HeSOy +
Cone 4NOs into an ice bath
.


3) once cooled use a
glas dropping pipette. to add the mixture from test tube to conical flask dropwise.

4) Stir + Leave for Isming


5) Add ice to the Conical fast and stir untill it melts and a pet forms .


6) filter mixture under reduced pressure

7) wash with cold water, retain few crystals for party
crystals .




PART 2 :
Recrystalation.
1) Heat ethanol
using a water bath . - Filler
Buchner
residue
- paper
funnel
2) Dissolve impure compound in minimum volume of HOT SOLVENT Filler ---

- funnel --
Filler paper

3) Filter not solution
Buchner flash > Reduced



TEL
-




pressure
4) leave to cool
filtrate
5) Filter under reduced pressure to separate crystals .




large amount of solid formed
6) Wash crystals +
Dry
. small amounts of said




Limitations

> crystal lost when filtering/washing
> some product may stay in solution after recrystalisation
& other side reaction .




PART 3 :
TLC

1) Draw a pencil line about 1 cm from bottom of TLC plate


2) capillary 1 2 and
methyl 3-nitrobenzene on TLC Each spot size , leave to
use spot to sample part and pure plate . should be the same
dry
.
3) add solvent to a beaker bellow the spots .




4) cover with a
glass to stopera pouration .




5) When solvent is near the top-stop mark the solvent front


6) calculate of values .




COMMON EXAM Q liquid
How to
purity a


-


Recrystalisation . 1) separation funnel


1) Dissolve impure compound in minimum amount ofh ot solvent 2) wash with CO2 to neutralise impurities

2) filter to remove impurities . 3) Allow layers to
(organic
separate on top

3) cool , crystals can reform but soluble impurities remain 4) Add
anhydrous salt
4) 5) Redistill put product &
scratch with glass rod
=
Bolining point
.




5) filter under reduced pressure .




6 Wash with cold solvent (won't dissolve STANDARD SOLUTION

7) Dry. 1) Dissolve solute in as mall amount
of
distilled Hy 0
2) Transfer to a volumetric flack

3) Rinse beaker with Heo + add to black
,
With HyO-2SOcm
4) Invert

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Cgp Books A-Level Chemistry
Publisher: 02 september 2015 ISBN: 9781782943402 Edition: Unknown

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