Paracetamol Lab Report

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acetaminophen. Its molecular formula isC8H9NO2 , has a molecular weight of 151.2 g/mol. The medication of paracetamol can be administered in various ways and they are sold in different formulations. The common dosage comes in tablets form of 500 mg, in dispersible fizzy tablets (500 mg) and oral suspensions. It can also be bought in capsules as a mixture with other API like caffeine and codeine. Paracetamol structure The pure compound melting point should be in the range of 169-172 ℃. During this lab practical Paracetamol- acetaminophen will be synthesis, purified and recrystallized again. The purpose of the experiment was to learn basic recrystallization techniques that include hot and cold filtration Acetaminophen- paracetamol is an …show more content…

The conical vial was placed in a small beaker and allowed to cool to room temperature. The mixture was Cooled thoroughly in an ice bath for 15-20 minutes and crystals collected by vacuum filtration on a Hirsch funnel. The vial was rinsed with about 5 mL of ice water and transferred into to the Hirsch funnel and again washed with two additional 5mL portions of ice water. Crystals were dried for 5-10 minutes by allowing air to be drawn through them while they remained on the Hirsch funnel. The product was transferred to a watch glass plate and allow the crystals to dry in air. Crude acetaminophen product was weighed and set aside a small sample for a melting point determination and a color comparison after the next step. Calculation of the percentage yield of crude acetaminophen (MW = 151.2). was done and recorded in the lab notebook. Yield Calculation and Melting Point Determination Weight of the crystallized acetaminophen (MW = 151.2) the percentage yield was calculated. This calculation was based on the original amount of p-aminophenol used at the beginning of this experiment. Melting point of products was determined and comparison of the final product with that of the crude acetaminophen was carried out. Also compared was the colors of the crude, decolorized, and pure acetaminophen. Pure acetaminophen melts at 169.5 -171°C.

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