Experiment
...ate was collected in a 100-mL graduated cylinder that had been sitting in an ice bath. The boiling range of the collected distillate was found to be 79°-113°C. 12.2ml of distillate was collected, and the distillation was stopped after the temperature of the solution passed 115°. The distillate was noticibly cloudy. It was determined which layer was the organic layer, and it was separated from the aqueous layer using a seperatory funnel. The resulting organic layer was then washed with 7.2-mL of 9M sulfuric acid. The organic layer was then again separated from the aqueous layer using the seperatory funnel. The organic layer was then washed with 10.1-mL of distilled water, and then separated. The organic layer was then washed with 10.1-mL of Sodium Bicarbonate, and then separated. The washed organic layer was then placed in a 50-mL Erlenmeyer Flask, and was then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, and the flask was corked. It was placed in the lab drawer until the next lab period. The next lab period, the flask was removed, and the organic layer was decanted away from the anhydrous sodium sulfate. It was then put into a 25-mL round bottom flask with a Teflonā stir bar. It was placed on an appropriate sized heating ...