Organic chemistry 2 Lab:Preparation of an a,B unsaturated ketone via michael and aldol condensation
1) why is it possible to separate product from sodium hydroxide using acetone?
2) a white solid remains in centrifuge tube after acetone extraction-it fizzes when hydrochloric acid is added suggesting sodium carbonate was formed-
How did it form? balanced equation for formation?
need balanced equation for rxn of sodium carbonate with hydrochloric acid
3) draw 3 main mechanism steps in preparation of 6-ethoxycarbonyl-3,5-diphenyl-2-cyclohexanone.using NAOH as base and ethanol as proton source
4) how could you synthesize trans- chalcone?