Data Analysis Questions for Aldol

A. Percent Yield

1. What is the percent yield?

2. Is this good, ok or bad?

3. Why?

4. Were there any errors?

5. What caused these errors?

B. Melting Point

1. What is the melting point
2. What does the melting point data tell you?
3. Were there any errors?
4. What caused them?

C. IR

1. IR functional group region analysis

a. What peaks are present that should be present?

b. What peaks are absent that should be absent?

c. Are there any peaks present or absent that should not be?

d. What conclusion can you draw about the functional group region?

2. IR fingerprint region analysis

a. What peaks are present that should be present?

b. What peaks are absent that should be absent?

c. Are there any peaks present or absent that should not be?

d. What conclusion can you draw about the fingerprint region?

3. IR final analysis

a. Does the IR support the synthesis of trans-p-anisalacetophenone

b. Why or why not?