Reduction Lab
Organic Chemistry II Virtual Lab (Guide)
Summer 2021, Organic Chemistry II
Objective
To synthesize Hydrobenzoin from Benzil using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as the reducing agent
Introduction
Review the introduction in Chapter 55 (page 670).
For an introduction and review on oxidation and reduction, view this link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/organic-chemistry/organic-structures/oxidation-reduction-review/v/organic-oxidation-reduction-reactions
For the mechanism of reduction using NaBH4, view the following link:
Experimental Procedure
Use the macroscale procedure on page 671 to formulate the steps for the experiment.
Results
Assume the reaction yielded 35 mg of the desired product.
Use these data to calculate the percent yield. Show all derivations in the result section of your lab report.
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