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1. Of the different drugs discussed in this experiment, which should have the gr

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Question

1. Of the different drugs discussed in this experiment, which should have the greatest Rf value with a nonpolar developing solvent and why?

-Acetaminophen, because the amine and alcohol groups found on the structure have very little polarity

-Caffeine, because all polar groups are evenly distributed around the central structure

-Ibuprofen, because although it has a carboxylic acid functional group this is only a small part of the entire structure which is nonpolar in nature

-Naproxen, because it is nonpolar

2. Which error is most likely to have caused the following scenario: the solvent does not flow evenly up the slide and the result is a distorted chromatogram with overlapping spots and/or spots off the side of the plate

-The spots are placed too close together

-When placing spots the applicator dislodged some of the adsorbent

-An incorrect developing solvent was used

-The plate was developed at the incorrect temperature

3. Ingredient labels for many drugs also give the systematic name for the active ingredient. Another correct name for acetominophen would be:

-p-acetylaminophenol

-2(4-isobutylphenyl)-propanoic acid

-acetylsalicyclic acid

-2-hydroxybenzamide

Explanation / Answer

1))Ibruprofen because although it has a carboxylic acid functional group this is only a small part of the entire structure which is nonpolar in nature.

2)when placing spots the applicator dislodged some of the adsorbent

3)acetylsalicyclic acid