AIM:
To prepare the acetanilide from aniline by acetylation process.
PRINCIPLE:
The aniline is made to condense with acetic anhydride in presence of
glacial acetic acid to give acet anilide.This process is known as acetylation.
CHEMICALS REQUIRED:
Aniline = 3.0 ml
Glacial acetic acid = 4.0 ml
Acetic anhydride = 4.0 ml
PROCEDURE:
Measure out exactly 3.0 ml of aniline into a clean conical flask and add
equal volume of 4.0 ml of glacial acetic acid and 4.0 ml of acetic anhydride
mix well. Boil the mixture on a water bath for about 40 – 50 minutes. Pour the
hot liquid into 100ml of fresh water taken in a 250ml beaker.The crystlas of
acetanilide will settle down.
Filter the crystals,dry,weigh and calculate the percentage yield is produced.
, CALCULATIONS:
MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF ANILI NE
C = 6 x12 = 72
H= 7 x 1= 7
N = 1 x 14 = 14
=93
MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF ACETANILIDE
C = 8 x 12 = 96
H=9x1 = 9
N = 1 x 14 = 14
O = 1 x 16 = 16
=135
THEORTICAL = MOL WT OF THE PRODUCT X WEIGHT OF
YIELD MOL WT OF THE REACTANT REACTANT TAKEN
=------g
PRACTICAL YIELD =------g
PERCENTAGE YIELD = PRACTICAL YIELD X 100
THEORITCAL YIELD
=--------%