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To Perform Sn1 Reaction Using Triphenylmethyl Bromide And

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To perform SN1 Reactions using triphenylmethanol to yield triphenylmethyl bromide and triphenylmethyl methyl ether Experimental Section Triphenylmethyl bromide. First, a hot water bath was prepared in a 400 mL beaker with a boiling stick and this was placed on the hot plate. Also, an ice bath was prepared in the 600 mL plastic beaker. Next, methanol (3.00 mL) was added to a small reaction tube and this was placed in the prepared ice bath, which was set aside for the second reaction. In another small reaction tube, triphenylmethanol (0.200 g, 0.776 mmol) was added and followed by acetic acid (4 mL). After this, a syringe and needle was used to add 33% hydrobromic acid (0.60 mL, 0.27 g, 3.3 mmol) dropwise to the reaction tube. Furthermore, swirled the reaction tube when 33% hydrobromic acid (0.60 mL, 0.27 g, …show more content…

Then, the reaction tube was lightly capped and the reaction tube was placed into the hot water bath for 5 min. The color of the reaction tube with triphenylmethanol (0.200 g, 0.776 mmol), acetic acid (4 mL), and 33% hydrobromic acid (0.60 mL, 0.27 g, 3.3 mmol) was a darker orange-yellow color in the beginning of the reaction. After, this reaction tube was heated in the hot bath for 5 min, the color changed from darker orange-yellow to a lighter orange-yellow color. After all of the triphenylmethanol (0.200 g, 0.776 mmol)

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