Calculating throretical yield and actual yield for a Gringard Reaction Experiment
Reaction is:
1) Bromobenzene + Mg in Ether ---> Phenylmagnesiumbromide
2) Phenylmagnesiumbromide+ Benzophenone ---(HCL)--> Triphenylmethanol
Information:
76 µL (113 mg, 0.72 mmol) of Bromobenzene (MW 157mg/mmol) in 400 µL of anhydrous ether.
105 mg (0.58 mmol) of benzophenone (MW 182mg/mmol) in 300 µL of anhydrous diethyl ether.
Triphenylmethanol (MW 260mg/mmol) FInal Product= (16mg)
FInd Theoretical yield of triphenylmethanol
Find actual % Yield of triphenylmethanol