Percent Yield=amount of product (obtained) (g) X 100 amount of product (theoretical) (g)
Procedure
Results
Table 1. Results of DigiMelt
Melting point Range
98.7°C-100.3°C 1.6°C
Table 2. Percent Yield of the reaction
Initial weight 516mg
Amount recovered 27mg
Percent yield 4%
Discussion …show more content…
After the experiment was performed, the weight of the crystals was 27mg. Percent yield of the obtained crystals was 4%. Which showed a very large percent of the impurity of the product, because of the low percentage yield. DigiMelt showed a melting point result of 98.7°C-100.3°C and the range of 1.6°C. The high melting point range indicated that the product was impure. According to Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset, the melting point of norborneol is 124°C, which is not similar to the melting point obtained in the experiment. The major difference could be due impurity, because the product did not had a dry substance, instead it appeared to have an oily texture. The ether took too much water and it did not let the product to