CM9001-CY1101

EXPERIMENT 10 tick one CM9001

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A COLOURFUL GRIGNARD CY1102
REACTION ✔

Name Michelle Tan Min Shuen Report

Date 11 October 2022

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Risk Assessment
Identify one hazard associated with this experiment and give one reasonable
precautionary measure.
Hazard Precaution
1 The product of the Grignard Wear lab coat, gloves, and safety goggles at all times while
reaction, the highly resonance performing this reaction.
stabilised carbocations, can be
used as dyes. These dyes are
toxic.
Complete the table below for your assigned electrophilic reagent (diethyl
carbonate or methyl benzoate). Be sure to specify units where appropriate.
The table must be completed before you come to lab.

Reagent assigned
(name and structure)

molecular formula

molecular weight (show

your working)

density diethyl carbonate: 0.975 gml-1

methyl benzoate: 1.088 gml-1
mass corresponding to
2.5 mmoles (show
working)

volume to be used
(show working)
Many resonance structures can be drawn for the cations that are produced in this
reaction. Draw one resonance structure for the cation that shows how the
nitrogen lone pair stabilizes the positive charge. Include the curly arrows on the
structure below.

Draw a reasonable mechanism for the formation of your dye from the Grignard
reagent.
Type your experimental procedure here.