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. Does the functional group region support the synthesis of trans-p-anisalacetophenone?

b. Explain

2. IR fingerprint region analysis

a. Does the fingerprint region support the synthesis of trans-p-anisalacetophenone?

b. Explain

3. IR final analysis

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

b. Why or why not?