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Chemistry 360 - Athabasca University

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CHEM<strong>360</strong> Report Book 2012-14Exp.17Experiment 17 Post Lab Questions:1. In Part C, what is the purpose of adding magnesium sulfate to the reaction mixture?2. In the discussion pertaining to the hydrolysis of 4-acetamidobenzoic acid, it wasargued that the presence of the electron-withdrawing carboxyl group in the paraposition could result in the occurrence of some nucleophilic displacement if thehydrolysis was carried out under acidic conditions and an elevated temperature.What would the product of such a nucleophilic displacement reaction?3. Write the balanced equation for the oxidation of 4’-methylacetanilide to 4-acetamidobenzoic acid as carried out in Part C of the synthesis.4. In Part E, what is the purpose of adding 100% ethanol to the reaction mixture? (useequations if necessary to answer this question)89

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