LABREPORT:EXPERIMENT7THINLAYERCHROMATOGRAPHY

Name:
HanTaub

LabDay:Thursday

Date:

11/11/15

OrganicChemistry205

a.UnknownMixture:C18
b.RfofAcetanilide:0.387

SolventMixture1:1

c.RfofBenzophenone:0.821

SolventMixture2:1

d.RfofVanillin:0.333

SolventMixture2:1

e.RfofN(4methoxyphenyl)acetamide:0.258SolventMixture1:1
f.Rfof2Naphthol:0.633

SolventMixture2:1

g.Rfoftriphenylmethanol:0.933

SolventMixture2:1
h.RfandIdentityofUnknownComponent1:
0.645,2Naphthol

Solventmixture:2:1
i.RfandIdentityofUnknownComponent2:

0.226,Acetanilide

Solventmixture:1:1
SketchtheTLCplates.

Questions(answerbelowandontheback):
HonorPledge:IaffirmthatIhaveadheredtotheHonorCodeonthisassignment.
1. Typeofsolvent(ratioofhexanes:ethylacetate),howpolarthemoleculebeinganalyzed
is,andwhatmaterialtheplateiscoatedwith(alumina,silicagel,etc.).
2. TheRfvaluein4:1solventwillbemuchlowerthan0.25becausethesolventis
proportionallymorenonpolarandthemoleculebeinganalyzedwouldbemorelikelyto
bondtotheplateandmovemoreslowly.TheRfvalueinpureethylacetatewouldbe
muchhigherthan0.25becauseethylacetateisapurelypolarsolventsothemolecule
wouldtravelfasteruptheplatebecauseofthoseinteractions.