Lab notebook grading rubric:
Fischer esterification to form butyl acetate
___/3 Purpose …
__overall reaction listed
__ Name of reaction indicated
__full sentences
__/10 Procedure
___ mmoles/ mass or vol of all major reactants listed
___Apparatus sketches
___ behavior of reaction pot and any steps taken to initiate and continue reaction
(color ? what does the final product smell like after you halt refluxing)
___details connected with workup (separation…which layer is which ? Why add carbonate? Bubbles ? )
___/5 Materials table (butyl alcohol, acetic acid, butyl acetate)
__/ 7 Results
__Yield > 30%
__ IR bands matched explicitly against known bands in lab handout
Deductions
___ format errors…no page #, signatures etc
___ poor workmanship- misspellings, poor English, sloppy presentation
Lab notebook grading rubric:
Fischer esterification to form butyl acetate
___/3 Purpose …
__overall reaction listed
__ Name of reaction indicated
__full sentences
__/10 Procedure
___ mmoles/ mass or vol of all major reactants listed
___Apparatus sketches
___ behavior of reaction pot and any steps taken to initiate and continue reaction
(color ? what does the final product smell like after you halt refluxing)
___details connected with workup (separation…which layer is which ? Why add carbonate? Bubbles ? )
___/5 Materials table (butyl alcohol, acetic acid, butyl acetate)
__/ 7 Results
__Yield > 30%
__ IR bands matched explicitly against known bands in lab handout
Deductions
___ format errors…no page #, signatures etc
___ poor workmanship- misspellings, poor English, sloppy presentation