Aspirin synthesis from salicylic acid., Study notes of History

Download Aspirin synthesis from salicylic acid. and more Study notes History in PDF only on Docsity! Aspirin synthesis from salicylic acid. Introduction The Introduction is written in Present Tense. Brief history and technique overview. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), which is being sold under the trade name "aspirin" by the Bayer Company is synthesized by the conversion of Salicylic acid (SA) to Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) using acetic anhydride in the presence of phosphoric acid acting as a catalyst. The reaction involves the conversion of a phenol to an ester. This reaction is reversible, which is why aspirin commonly smells of vinegar, as the ASA hydrolyzes in air back to SA and acetic acid. Reaction : Iron (III) chloride (FeCl3) reacts with phenols to form brightly colored complexes, thus providing an excellent means for testing the effectiveness of the ASA to SA conversion. (ASA does not react because the phenol group is acetylated. Experimental Procedure: Past Tense. What did you do exactly? Someone of similar training should be able to repeat the experiment using these instructions and obtain your results. 2.0 grams of salicylic acid, 5.0 mL of acetic anhydride and 5 drops of 85% phosphoric acid solution were placed into a 50 mL Erlenmeyer flask. A 70-80 °C hot water bath was prepared by placing a 250 mL beaker on a hot plate with a thermometer to monitor temperature. The 50 mL Erlenmeyer flask with the mixture of salicylic acid, acetic anhydride, and phosphoric acid was partially submerged in the water bath and heated for 15 minutes until vapors ceased to be released. After 10 minutes of heating the submerged flask passed, 2 mL of distilled water was added to the flask. Then, once the reaction reached completion the flask was removed and 20 mL of distilled water was added. The flask was left to cool to room temperature before being placed in an ice bath for 5 minutes to allow crystallization to occur. A vacuum filtration was set up and the mixture was filtered via vacuum filtration. Once the liquid had been drawn out of the mixture, the crystals were washed with 5 mL of cold, distilled water. This was repeated once more. The vacuum filtration apparatus was left on for several minutes to aid in the drying of the solid product before it was weighed and recorded. Crude acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) was added to a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask. About 60 mL of hot ethanol/water solvent was added slowly to the crude aspirin in a warm water bath. Once the crystals dissolved, the flask was covered and left to cool to room temperature before it was placed in an ice bath for 10 minutes to fully crystallize. Then, the crystals were placed into a vacuum filter where they were subsequently rinsed with two 3 mL portions of cold deionized water and one 2 mL portion of cold ethanol Results and Discussion: (What did you discover?) Your observations of the experiment as it progresses is important, new information. Write these observations (color changes, appearance of crystals, formation of an emulsion, boiling temperatures, test results, etc.) in your notebook as you do the experiment. Also record the weights of reagents and products and tare weights in this section. Specific sources of error must be noted Figure 1: Structure of Salicylic Acid, Acetic anhydride, and Acetyl salicylic acid The structures of salicylic acid, acetic anhydride, and acetylsalicylic acid are pictured above with their functional groups clearly visible in red. Table 1: Synthesis of Aspirin Data Mass of salicylic acid used (g) 2.009 g Volume of acetic anhydride used (mL) 5.000 mL Mass of acetic anhydride used (1.08 g/mL) used (g) 5.400 g Mass of aspirin and filter paper (g) 3.159 g Mass of filter paper (g) 0.130 g Mass of crude aspirin synthesized (g) 3.029 g Mass of purified aspirin product (g) 2.169 g