above is the experiment conducted I need help finding percent yield below I have provided values for some of the steps. You may have to look in the steps for the rest of the values I may not have provided because I don't know what else to provide. step 1. 301.2mg benzoic acid step 9. final end product weight .3512 grams please help find percent yield
Coot Frix, â.tutall ered.nt 16 EXPERIMENT SYNTHETIC SNAPDRAGON SCENT: FISHER ESTERIFICATION OF BENZOIC ACID 0 In this experiment a Fisher esterification reaction will be performed to prepare methyl benzoate, the princi- the snapdragon lower's scent. Read the sections of your lecture text dealing with the Fisheres terification of carboxylic acids prior to coming to lab Esters are derivatives of carboxylic acids and are utilized by nature for a variety of tasks. The ester that will be prepared in this experiment is a major scent component of the snapdragon flower The lower synthesizes methyi benzoate as an attractant for pollinating insects from benzoic acid and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as shown in Scheme 16.1. You should note that this reaction is a simple Sy2 type reaction where the SAM functions in a similar fashion to methyl iodide. You can learn more about meth tant by reading the article found in the journal The Plant Cel! ylbenzoate as an insect attrac- iNegre. E kish, C. M.; B at right,Ji Underwood B., Shibuya K·Wagner, Ci dirk. D G. Dudareva, N. The Plant G 2003, 15, 2992
