Acetylferrocene Lab Report

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Introduction to Synthesis of Acetylferrocene
Introduction:
Friedel-Crafts Acylation is a chemical reaction, and it is a type of electrophilic aromatic substitution. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution is a type of reaction that uses electrophile for aromatic ring from their substitution of one group of atoms. In other words, they can transfer acyl group to an aromatic ring. Friedel-Crafts has an acyl group that is attached to the structure that has aromatic ring. Acylation is used to give ketones. Carbonyl group makes electron to move back or move away in Friedel-Crafts Acylation, so it has not produced multiple acylations. Moreover, Lewis acid and acid anhydride are usually used in Friedel-Crafts Acylation. For example, the Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Benzene has a mechanism that the acyl halide reacts with the lewis acid, and …show more content…

Furthermore, when phosphoric acid was added during the experimental process, the solution was turned into bright orange. The purpose for pouring the reaction mixture into sodium acetate solution is to raise the PH value and precipitate the product. In addition water and sodium bicarbonate solution is used in this reaction in order to remove the remaining acid from the organic layer. The organic layer also must be dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The product was looked like red-brown solid when evaporator was used in order to remove the solvent. The percent yield was 26%, and the melting point of the product was 170c-172c. According to these results, it can be considered that there are a high range of reactant in the product because the melting point for Ferrocene is 172 and for Acetylferrocene is about 81-83. It is also showed that the product is not pure, and also the TLC was run.
Table of wavenumbers and Functional Groups
Wavenumbers Functional

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