Hydration of Norbornene

A. Percent Yield

1. What is your percent yield?

2. Is this good or bad?

3. Why?

4. Were there any errors observed?

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 functional group region support synthesis of exo-norborneol?

b. Explain

2. IR fingerprint region analysis

a. Does fingerprint region support the synthesis of exo-norborneol?

b. Explain.

3. IR final analysis

a. Does the IR support the synthesis of exo-norborneol?

b. Why or why not?