Making Esters from alcohols and acids

Making Esters :         Gas ON              

HazCard : 95A, 38A, 38B, 98A, 40B, 40A, 84A, 84B, 

• 6 X Test tube by students

• Test tubes rack

• Glass pens

• pipettes

• 250 cc Beakers

• Bunsen burner, heat proof mat

• Tripod and gauze

• Test tube holder

• 50 cc Measuring cylinder

• Stop-watch

• Sodium carbonate solution in beakers 0.5 M (30cc per group)

• Dirty tray and conical flask for waste organic ester

•  Carboxylic acids

  • • • concentrated Ethanoic acid (glacial acetic acid) Fume cupboard

      • Propanoic acid Fume cupboard

• concentrated sulfuric acid

• Alcohols

  • • • Methanol

      • ethanol

      • propano-1-ol

      • butan-1-ol

      • butan-2-ol

      • propan-2-ol