CHE 303

 

Lab Report

 

 

 

Title: Oxidation of Cyclohexanone to Adipic Acid

 

Name:

 

Date:

 

 

Equation:

 

2HCl + C6H10O + 2KMnO4 --> HOOC(CH2)4COOH + 2MnO2 + 2KCl + Heat + H2O

 

Table of Physical Constants

 

       

Compound M.W. Density mp bp
C6H10O 98.0 0.998 -16 156
KMnO4 158.0 ----- ----- -----
HOOC(CH2)4COOH 146.0 ----- 153 267

 

 

Table of amounts of reactants used and of amounts of products theoretically possible

 

C6H10O

KMnO4

HCl

  HOOC(CH2)4COOH

KCl

H2O

MnO2

   MW

      98

     158

36.5

                  146

74.6

  18

     87

Moles

      0.1

     0.20

 

 

 

 

 

Grams

 

     31.5

 

 

 

 

 

Density

     .998

 

 

 

 

 

 

     mL

      9.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill in the rest of the boxes IN PENCIL BEFORE you begin the experiment.  Show the results to your instructor.

 

Calculate the actual yield, and percent yield (w/w%) for your product

 

 

Molecualr weight calculation for Adipic Acid:

 

 

Melting Range for your product:             to                oC