LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (Pre-lab)

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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK(Pre-lab)

• TITLE AND DATE
• OBJECTIVE
• CHEMICAL EQUATION AND MECHANISM
• Include the chemical equation from the top of
  page 189 and the complete mechanism from page
  190.
• TABLE OF PHYSICAL DATA
• Include the physical constants and hazards for
  isoamyl alcohol, isoamyl acetate, acetic acid,
  sulfuric acid, diethyl ether, and methanol.
• PRE-LAB CALCULATION
• Include theoretical yield calculation
• PROCEDURE
• Include a brief outline of the procedure for
  the experiment. Do NOT copy directly from the
  lab manual.
• Include a reference to the lab manual pages on
  which the actual procedure can be found.

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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK(In-lab)

• OBSERVATIONS/CALCULATIONS
• MUST INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
• Volume of isoamyl alcohol used
• Volume of acetic acid used
• Volume of sulfuric acid used
• Volume of 10 NaHCO3 used for extraction
• Volume of diethyl ether used for extraction
• VR setting for distillation
• Distillation range
• Weight of 50 mL flask
• Weight of flask product
• Final product weight
• GC vial slot
• yield calculation