Data Analysis Questions for Grignard Reaction

A. Melting Point

1. What is the melting point?

2. What does the melting point data tell you?

3. Were there any erros?

4. What caused them?

B. Percent Yield

1. What is the percent yield?

2. Is this good or bad?

3. Why?

4. Were there any errors?

5. What caused these errors?

C. IR

1. IR functional group region analysis

i. Does the functional group region support the synthesis of benzoic acid?

ii. Explain

2. IR fingerprint region analysis

i. Does the fingerprint region support the synthesis of benzoic acid?

ii. Eplain

3. IR final analysis

i. Does the IR support the synthesis of benzoic acid?

ii. Why or why not?

D. Molecular Weight (128L Only)

1. What was the calculated molecular weight?

2. What does this result tell you?

3. Were there any sources of error?

4. What caused them?