Hello we are doing lab the Oxidation of Borneol to Camphor can someone help me with these questions
1. Using the chemical structures, write a balanced equation for the oxidation of (-)-borneol with hypochlorite in acid affording hydrogen chloride and (-)-camphor.
2. The organic layer is extracted with sodium bicarbonate solution. Which purpose does this step serve? Which observations will the student make?
3. How does the student know that he added sufficient drying agent?
4. Why is it important to place the cold-finger in the setup and evacuate the setup before placing the ice inside the finger?
5. Which compound, (-)-borneol or (-)-camphor, has the highest vapor pressure? (Hint: What are the listed boiling point?)
6. Why does the carbonyl stretching frequency in the infrared spectrum of camphor occur at 1740 cm-1 whereas that of dibenzalacetone (trans, trans-C6H5CH=CHCOCH=CH C6H5) is found at 1649 cm-1?