Organic Chemistry Laboratory Formal Report

Preparation Of Fruit Flavors

Janna V. Villalon, Christian V. Villanueva*, Cyd L. Zamora
Department of Chemistry, College of Science

CHEMISTRY

200L
EXPT 02 PAGE 10 - 14

*Christian Villanueva; e-mail: christianvv@gmail.com

Abstract
Preparation of concentrated banana oil extract from acetic anhydride and isoamyl alcohol through heating the relux setup in an 80 water pack. Concentratred banana oil separation through the addition of saturated bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and sodium chloride. A percent yield of 72.53% through the synthesis of Fischer reaction.

Keywords: Fischer reaction, reflux, separation

Introduction Esters are found everywhere in nature, they occur naturally in nature most often in plants and animals. Small esters produce a pleasant aroma of fruits. Esters are chemical compounds consisting of a carbonyl group attached to ether. Esters are organic compounds in which an organic group replaces a hydrogen atom in an oxygen acid; an oxygen acid is an acid whose molecule has an -OH group from which the hydrogen (H) can dissociate as an H+ ion. An ester can be a product of a condensation reaction of an acid and an alcohol. Condensation is a type of chemical reaction in which two molecules are joined together and eliminate a smaller molecule.

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Figure 1. A reflux setup used to condense distilled product vapors

Figure 2. The general form of an ether A condensation reaction to form an ester is called esterification. Esterification can be catalysed by the presence of H+ ions. The position of the equilibrium in esterification depends on the nature and amount of the acid and alcohol used.

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Figure 3.

An example of an esterification reaction.

Results and discussion

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Scheme 1. Isoamyl alcohol plus acetic anhydride to produce amyl acetate and acetic acid.

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A reflux setup was used to condense the compounds, the setup was heated at 80 degrees Experimental methodology Write here the detailed description of your experimental procedures (past passive, third person). Do not start sentences with numericals! Observe proper nomenclature of compounds, writing of chemical formula and symbols, and units of measurements. DO NOT include here schematic diagrams! References Format (alphabetically arranged!) For journal references Dumdei, E.; Andersen, R. J. J. Nat. Prod. 1993, 56, 792794. For book references Cordell, G. A. Introduction to Alkaloids: A Biogenetic Approach; John Wiley & Sons: New York, 1981; p 43. Pelletier, S. W.; Mody, N. V. In The Alkaloids; Rodrigo, R. G. A., Ed.; Academic Press: New York, 1981; Vol. 18, Chapter 2, pp 100216. For web resources http://chemistry.about.com/od/namedreactions/ss/Beckmann-RearrangementReaction.htm (retrieved on Jul 19, 2012)