Question

Instructions: For each part...Calculate the theoretical yield and percent yield. Then calculate the overall yield.

I am really struggling with this and have been working on it for awhile. Could you please show a step by step for my understanding?

Cyclohexanol: molecular weight 100.16g/mol

Cyclohexanol: density 0.947 g/cm 3

Part A: dehydration of cyclohexanol

Amount of cyclohexanol used (g): 7.4 g

Amount of cyclohexanol obtained (g): 1.611g

Cyclohexene: molecular weight 82.14 g/mol

Cyclohexene: density 0.81 g/cm 3

Part B: Oxidative Cleavage of Cyclohexene

Amount of cyclohexene used (g): 1.34 g

Mass of crude adipic acid (g): .394g

Mass of recrystallized adipic acid (g): 0.036g

Recrystallization percent recovery: 9.14%

Answer 1

Part A Cyclohexanol dehydrates to cyclohexene

Mass of cyclohexanol is 7.4 g
The molar mass of cyclohexanol is 100.16 g/mol
Number of moles of cyclohexanol used is

The molar mass of cyclohexene is 82.14 g/mol
Theoretical yield is

The amount of cyclohexene actually obtained is 1.611 g
The percent yield for part A is

Part B

The molar mass of cyclohexene is 82.14 g/mol
The amount of cyclohexene used is 1.34 g
The number of moles of cyclohexene used is

The molar mass of adipic acid is 146.14 g/mol
Theoretical yield is
The mass of crude adipic acid is 0.394 g

The percent yield for part B is

The recrystallization percent recovery is 9.14%

The overall yiled is