CHEM 2541 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Magnetic Stirrer, Fume Hood, Ethanol Fermentation
24 Dec 2019
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Hydration of 1-hexene, an unsymmetrical alkene: experimentally establishing the reaction"s regioselectivity. Ethylene is a symmetrical alkene, and only a single isomer of an alcohol could result upon hydration; however, hydration of unsymmetrical alkenes (regardless of their configuration; E/z) could afford two possible alcohol isomers (scheme 2). You will then purify the alcohol product by simple distillation and determine which alcohol isomer was formed by boiling point determination in comparison with the reported boiling points for the possible isomeric alcohol products. Before coming to lab remember to consult the sds for all chemical substances. Caution: all concentrated (>50%) aqueous solutions of sulfuric acid are highly corrosive; avoid skin/eye contact by wearing gloves, eye protection and a buttoned-up lab coat. Avoid direct contact with all other reagents/reactants/products in this experiment and work in a fume hood as much as possible. No flames will be allowed in the lab as ether and 1-hexene are highly flammable.
