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CHEM1002 Reactivity and Function in Chemistry

Post-laboratory questions

Post-laboratory questions are due at 11.59pm the following week on the day before your scheduled
lab using the Turnitin submission link on Blackboard, i.e. six days after your lab. No late submissions
will be accepted. Make sure you bring a copy to the lab to help you during the lab session.

Experiment 3: Preparation of 4-nitroacetanilide

Include your answers in the space after each question.

1. Using curly arrows, draw the mechanism for:

a. The formation of the electrophiles.

b. The substitution reaction of the electrophile with acetanilide.

2. Why is the mixture:

 a) Left 15 minutes at room temperature.
- To prevent more than one nitro group being substituted unto the ring.

b) Poured into ice-water.

- To decrease the rate of reaction and to prevent over nitration.

3. How did you (or how could you) confirm that your product was 4-nitroacetanilide and not
some other compound?
- By looking at the final colour of the product. 4-nitroacetanilide has a colour of white/pale
cream.