EXPERIMENT –4: SYNTHESIS AND

RECRYSTALLIZATION OF DIBENZALACETONE
Observations and Results:

2.1 g
Amount of Benzaldehyde taken: 2.08 mL = 2.1 g = moles
Mol. wt of benzaldehyde

2.1 g
= =0.019811 moles
106 g per mol

0.566 g
Amount of acetone used: 0.67 mL = 0.566 g = moles
Mol. wt of acetone

0.566 g
= =¿ 0.009758 moles
58 g per mol

[2 Marks]

Weight of the crude product (x): 2.78 g

Weight of the crude product used for recrystallization (y) : 1g

Weight of recrystallized product from y gram of crude product (z): 0.554 g

0.554
Actual/Observed yield (corresponding to x g) is (z/y)*x: x 2.78 g
1g

=1.54012 g [2 Marks]

Limiting Reagent for yout reaction is Acetone

Reason:2 moles of benzaldehyde reacts with 1 mole of acetone in the reaction .We have
0.019811 moles of benzaldehyde .Thus theoretically ,it must react with 0.01981/2=0.009905
moles of acetone .However we only have 0.009758 moles of acetone.Hence,acetone is the
limiting reagent of the reaction . [2 Marks]

Theoretical yield (show calculations) = (No. of moles of the limiting reagent)*234.297 g/mole

=(No. of moles of acetone)*234.297 g/mol

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Department of Chemistry, Semester I, 2020-21

=0.0097x234.297

= 2.2727 g [2+1=3 Marks]

Percent yield of pure product (show calculations) = (Actual yield/theoretical yield)*100

1.5401
= x 100
2.2727

=67.7652% [2 Marks]

Literature Melting point of Dibenzalacetone:110-111oC [1 Mark]