Week 4 problem set

1. The IR assignment for this quarter is due by Friday, August 21, 2009 at 5 pm in YH3077E. No late assignments will be accepted. If you are not at school on Friday, you are welcome to drop off the assignment earlier.

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Week 4 Problem Set - 30 BL (Turn in your computer assignment during meeting 5)

1. A student acquires a GC spectrum for his final product from the reduction reaction.

Solvent: dichloromethane, column: HP-5, length = 30 m, 0.25 mm, flowrate: 1 mL/min, temperature: T(initial)= 100 ^oC, T(final)= 220 ^oC, t = 6 min

Results:

Time (min)	Height (pA)	half width (min)	Peak
1.50	10000	0.20	A
3.60	30	0.12	B
3.65	150	0.14	C
3.70	30	0.12	D

a. Which peak belongs to which compound in the final product? How can he confirm these assignments?

b. Determine the percentage composition in terms of isoborneol and borneol in the final product .(Hint: which assumption can you make here that simplifies the calculations?)

c. How would the spectrum change if the run would be started at T(initial)=60 ^oC and ends at T(final)= 180 ^oC with the same temperature gradient?

d. How would the spectrum change if the flow rate of the carrier gas was changed to 1.5 mL/min?

e. Why is it important to introduce a small amount of the analyte into the GC? How is this accomplished?

2. Review extraction theory (Survival Kit Reader, Mohrig, etc )and then take the Online Quiz

http://bacher.chem.ucla.edu/TakeQuiz/?id=c51ce410c124a10e0db5e4b97fc2af39

In order to take the quiz, you have to go through a UCLA ICP address. This means that you either have to use your Bruin-Online account or go through the VPN (Virtual Private Network, software can be found here: http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/vpn/) to have this UCLA ICP address.

To log in, use your last name and your student ID. If you are experiencing problems, contact the instructor via email and include your full name (indicated which one is your last name), your student ID, section and TA. (Hint: Think very careful about each response since many of the questions have more than one answer to them!) Even though you can take the quiz until one hour prior to meeting 4 of your section, you should not delay taking it since there might be some problems with the server or the login. Also, there seem to be problems with MAC systems and Safari Browser. The best is using IE 7.0 or Firefox. After you submit the answers, your score should appear on your screen. If this does not happen, you will have to retake the quiz. (There will not be any possibility to retake the quiz weeks later!). The quiz is worth 10 points.

3. Referring to the phase transfer reaction carried out in the lab, answer the following questions.

a. What is used as phase transfer catalyst in the reaction?

b. Why is ethyl acetate used as solvent for the reaction, and not hexane, which is much cheaper and more environmental friendly?

c. Why is it important that the reaction mixture is stirred vigorously?

d. At some point during the workup, the organic layer is extracted with water. Which propose does this step serve? Which layer is the organic layer at this point?

e. After the extraction steps are completed, the organic layer is dried. How is this accomplished here?

f. The volume of the solution is reduced to about 5 mL. Explain briefly why.

g. What is the sequence of elution during the column chromatography step? Rationalize the observation.

h. After the column chromatography step, the solvent is completely removed. In many cases, the product is liquid at this point. Explain.

PART II. (Reduction of Camphor, In-lab assignment)

This assignment is to be completed in the UCLA Science Learning Center computing labs during the lab period (or afterwards if you don't complete it in the allotted time). The assignment is due during meeting 5 and is worth 10 points.

Determine the dipole moment for borneol, camphor and isoborneol. (see below instructions). In the GC spectrum, camphor exhibits the shortest retention time, then isoborneol and borneol last. Can you rationalize the GC results based on the calculated dipole moments of these compounds? (Note: The GC column is relatively non-polar.) Do not apply any constraints in this part!