EXPERIMENT 6: Comparative Investigation of Organic Compounds

PRELAB ACTIVITY (INDIVIDUAL)

NAME: Grace R. Hernandez_________________________________ SECTION:1A-PH________________

Given the statement about alcohol, write its properties per column.

Ethanol is a volatile, colorless liquid that has a slight odor. It burns with a smokeless blue flame
that is not always visible in normal light. It is slightly more refractive than water, having a refractive
index of 1.36242. It is miscible with water and with many organic solvents. In the presence of acid
catalysts, ethanol reacts with carboxylic acids to produce ethyl esters and water. Strong acid desiccants
cause the dehydration of ethanol to form ethane or diethyl ether. Complete combustion of ethanol
forms carbon dioxide and water vapor. Ethanol can be oxidized to acetaldehyde and further oxidized
to acetic acid, depending on the reagents and conditions.

PROPERTIES OF ETHANOL
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
Volatile Reacts with carboxylic acids in the presence
of acid catalysts to produce ethyl esters and
water
Colorless liquid Dehydrates to form ethane or diethyl ether
with strong acid desiccants
Has a slight odor Forms carbon dioxide and water vapor in its
complete combustion
Highly flammable Can be oxidized to acetaldehyde
Burns with a smokeless blue flame that is not Further oxidation will form acetic acid
always visible in normal light
Slightly more refractive than water
Has a refractive index of 1.36242
Miscible with water and with many organic
solvents

*You may add more rows if the rows are not enough.

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EXPERIMENT 6: Comparative Investigation of Organic Compounds
DRY LAB

NAME: Grace R. Hernandez_________________________________ SECTION:1A-PH________________

Predict the properties of the given compounds. Fill the table based on the discussion.

Cyclohexan Benzoic Ethyl Ethylamin

Test compounds e
DCM Ethanol Phenol
acid acetate e
Condensed
structural
formula
Physical state at Liquid Liquid Liquid Liquid Solid Liquid Liquid
RT (solid, liquid or
gas)
Appearance Clear Clear Clear Clear Crystalli Clear Clear
(Solid: amorphous, ne
crystals
Liquid: viscous,
watery etc.)
Color Colorless Colorless Colorless Orange White Colorless colorless
Diesel- Kerosen Alcohol- Burnt Odorless Plastic- Ammonia
Odor like odor e-like like odor plastic- like odor -like odor
odor like odor
Solubility in:
(soluble or
insoluble; miscible
and immiscible)
Miscible Immiscib Miscible Slightly Slightly Slightly Miscible
a. Water
le miscible soluble miscible
Slightly Immiscib Miscible Miscible: Soluble Miscible Miscible
b. 5% NaOH miscible le orange
to white
Slightly Immiscib Miscible Miscible: Slightly Miscible Miscible
c. 5% HCl miscible le orange soluble
to white
Reaction with
litmus (acidic,
neutral, basic)
Red to Red to Red to Red to Red to Red to Red to
a. Red red: red: red: red: red: red: blue:
Neutral Neutral Neutral Acidic Acidic Neutral Basic
Blue to Blue to Blue to Blue to Blue to Blue to Blue to
b. Blue blue: blue: blue: Red: red: blue: blue:
Neutral Neutral Neutral Acidic Acidic Neutral Basic
Combustion/Igni Flammabl Non- Flammabl Non- Non- Flammabl Flammabl
tion (Flammable e: yellow- flammab e: blue flammab flammab e: yellow e: blue
or non-flammable) orange le and le le

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 orange
C-C C-Cl O-H O-H C=C ar. C=O C-H
stretch: stretch: stretch: stretch: Stretch: stretch: stretch:
1200- 580-780, 3700- 3700- 1620- 1740- 3000-
1800, strong 3100, 3100, 1480, 1710, 2840,
very C-C very very medium strong strong
weak stretch: strong strong to weak C-O C-H bend:
C-H 1200- O-H O-H C-H stretch: 1475-
bend: 800, bend: bend: stretch: 1245- 1350,
1435- very 1420- 1420- 3100- 1190 strong to
1350, weak 1340, 1340, 3000, C-H medium
strong to C-H medium medium medium stretch: C-C
medium stretch: to weak to weak to weak 3000- stretch:
C-H 3000- C-O C-O O-H 2840, 1200-
stretch: 2840, stretch: stretch: stretch: strong 800, very
3000- strong 1230- 1230- 3300- C-H weak
2840, 1000, 1000, 2500, bend: N-H
strong strong to strong to broad 1475- stretch:
Description of IR
medium medium strong 1350, 3500-
spectra
C-C C=C ar. O-H strong to 3300 &
stretch: Stretch: bend: medium 3400-
1200- 1620- 1440- C-C 3200,
800. very 1480, 1390, stretch: strong
weak medium medium 1200- N-H
C-H to weak C=O 800, very bend:
stretch: C-C stretch: weak 1640-
3000- stretch: 1730- 1560,
2840, 900-600, 1680, strong &
strong strong to strong 900-650,
C-H medium C-O broad
bend: C-H stretch: medium
1475- stretch: 1320-
1350, 3100- 1210,
strong to 3000, strong
medium medium
to weak

Questions:
1. Based on the table, which of the organic compounds:
a. Is polar Dichloromethane, Ethanol, Phenol, Benzoic acid, Ethyl acetate, Ethylamine
b. Is acidic Phenol, Benzoic acid
c. Is basic Ethylamine
d. Has the strongest IMF Benzoic acid
at RT

2. Which organic compound/s will char on ignition? Explain why this is possible.

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 Carbohydrates are compounds which will char on ignition because they are made up of carbon. By
heating, charring removes hydrogen and oxygen from the solid. Thus, leaving a char that is primarily
composed of carbon.

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National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Database. Benzoic acid, CID=243. Retrieved
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National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Database. Ethylamine, CID=6341. Retrieved
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