LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (Pre-lab)

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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK(Pre-lab)

• TITLE AND DATE
• OBJECTIVE
• CHEMICAL EQUATION
• Include the chemical equation from the top of
  page 167.
• TABLE OF PHYSICAL DATA
• Include MF, MW, melting point and hazard
  information for 9-fluorenone, 9-fluorenol and
  sodium borohydride.
• Include MF, MW, boiling point, density, and
  hazard information for hydrochloric acid,
  ethanol, ethyl acetate, acetone, hexane.
• PROCEDURE
• Include a brief outline of the procedure for
  the experiment. Do NOT copy directly from the
  lab manual.
• Include a reference to the lab manual, including
  page numbers where the actual procedure can be
  found.

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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK(In-lab)

• OBSERVATIONS AND CALCULATIONS
• Weight of 9-fluorenone used in synthesis
• Volume of ethanol used in synthesis
• Weight of NaBH4 used in synthesis
• Volume of 0.1M HCl used
• pH of solution
• Weight of small filter paper
• Weight of watch glass
• Weight of watch glass filter dry product
• Final product weight
• Physical state and color of product
• TLC diagram with cm measurements
• HPLC vial slot
• Theoretical yield calculation
• Percent yield calculation
• Atom economy calculation
• Experimental atom economy calculation
• Example Rf value calculation