With regards to a Cannizzaro Reaction Lab: Post-lab Question #1: A student in yo

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With regards to a Cannizzaro Reaction Lab: Post-lab Question #1: A student in your class prepared his prelab correctly. In his prelab procedure, he had written to add 2.5 mL of concentrated HCl (that is added to the aqueous layer in the last paragraph of the procedure) to the reaction mixture after it was refluxed and transferred to a separatory funnel.

a) In regards to chemical reactions, explain what the consequence of this change will be. (1.5 points)

b) During the rest of the procedure, what product(s) go into which solutions, and what will ultimately be isolated from what solutions if the rest of the steps of the procedure from this point onward are done correctly?

Explanation / Answer

during the cannizaro reaction the product is alcohol and an acid and as the reaction done in basic condition before addition of acid only alcohol is present in the organci layer and acid in aquous layer as salt of acid during the acid work up product will come in the organic layer

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