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QUESTIONS FOR m-Dinitrobenzene lab (Nitration of the aromatic molecules)
1) what effect would the use of concentrated nitric acid in place of the fuming nitric acid have on the yield on m-dinitrobenzene? Explain Fully.
2) During the washing of the "crude" Product, the filtrate was checked with pH paper as it dripped from the funnel. Why was this done rather then check the filtrate that collected in the suction flask? Explain Fully.
3) give the name and formula of the principal organic impurity removed during the recrystallization of the dinitrobenzene. How can you account for the presence of this impurity?
4) Why was the recrystallized product air dried rather than dried over a suitable agent in a desiccator? Explain Fully.
5) Would it have been okay to use gravity filtration rather than suction filtration for the recrystallized product? WHY or WHY not?
6) Propose a mechanism for this reaction, clearly showing the electron flow and accounting for the observed product.
7) Explain why the meta product is formed and not the ortho or para.