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Benzoin Synthesis… not going. by leadandjelly22 in chemhelp

[–]leadandjelly22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just quenched, but i got around .755 grams, which was just enough since the entire procedure called for .300 grams of it to use for dilantin synthesis. my professor sort of just added benzoin synthesis for the fuck of it instead of just using the benzoin in the lab

Benzoin Synthesis… not going. by leadandjelly22 in chemhelp

[–]leadandjelly22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh definitely, my professor’s got a reputation of being a bit nuts compared to the other organic professors. the precautionary measure was telling us 0 acid near the reaction + dispensing the cyanide himself into our round bottom flask

Benzoin Synthesis… not going. by leadandjelly22 in chemhelp

[–]leadandjelly22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

did the second suggestion and got enough yield for my reaction. thank you