Methanol Synthesis Lab Report

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All the reagents and solvents were obtained from standard suppliers. The 2:1 water:methanol was prepared by the Carleton College stockroom and methanol was degassed with argon with the use of a Schlenk Line, but the rest of the reagents and solvents were used with no further purification. The final step of the synthesis was performed in an inert atmosphere provided by a Schlenk Line. The 1H and 13C spectrums and COSY, DEPT, and HMQC experiments were collected with a Bruker Avance III HD 400 MHz High-Performance Digital NMR Spectrometer.

Cobalt(II) bromide hydrate (2.170 g, 9.17 mmol) was dissolved in acetone (50 ml) which formed a dark blue solution. Dimethylglyoxime (2.209 g, 19 mmol) was added to the solution turning it dark red-brown. The solution was held under a gentle stream of air for 30 minutes and a green precipitate formed. The solution was cooled in an ice bath then vacuum filtered and washed with cold acetone (twice with 15 ml) to yield the green precipitate (1) (2.85 g, 5.97 mmol, 83.9% yield). …show more content…

Water (125 ml) was added to the solution then cooled in an ice bath for 10 minutes. The brown crystals (2) were collected by vacuum filtration and dried (2.407 g, 5.37 mmol, 90.3%

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