Preparation of an Organic Solid
- This preparation and purification covers a number of key laboratory skills:
- use appropriate apparatus to record a range of measurements
- use water bath or electric heater or sand bath for heating
- use laboratory apparatus for a variety of experimental techniques
- purify a solid product by recrystallisation
- use melting point apparatus
- safely and carefully handle solids and liquids
- There are a few choices of experiments that are commonly done in schools which cover these laboratory skills and three which can be done are:
- The preparation of aspirin
- The preparation of benzoic acid
- The nitration of methyl benzoate
- These are covered in more detail in Unit 1. Development of practical skills in chemistry