Materials and Methods

Materials Needed:

4. Beaker

1. Tea Bags

5. Separatory Funnel
2. Evaporating Dish

6. Sodium Carbonate
3. Erlenmeyer Flask

7. Dichloromethane

Add 10 g of tea leaves

contained in a tea bag in the
said mixture. Cover the flask
and boil the tea mixture for 10
mins in a low flame.
Remove the liquid and squeeze
the bag. Allow the extract to
cool to room temperature.

Part 2:

8. Sodium Sulfate

Extract the aqueous solution

three times with 20 mL of
dichloromethane each time in a
separatory funnel. Swirl and let
it stand for a few minutes until
until the separation is clearly
visible.
Drain the organic layer in a
clean Erlenmeyer flask. Discard
the aqueous solution. Combine
all the organic layer extracts.

Part 3:

Procedure:

Part 1:

Place 4.4 g of Anhydrous

Sodium Carbonate in a 500 mL
beaker and add 100 mL of
distilled water. Heat in a water
bath until the solid dissolves.

Transfer the extract into an

Erlenmeyer flask containing half
a spatula of anhydrous sodium
sulfate.
Decant into a tared evaporating
dish. Evaporate to dryness
under the hood.
Weigh the residue and calculate
the percentage recovery of
caffeine.