Today, once my lab partner and I passed the prelab question, we conducted the first 4 steps in the procedure for making aspirin. We used 5mg of salicilic acid, and carefully put 7mL of acetic anhydride into that flask, then put the flash into a hot water bath for 15 minutes. The substance turned dark green, then brown once we added the 8 drops of sulfuric acid. The crystals are normally supposed to be white, but hopefully our crystals will turn out well tomorrow!
Super cool documentation of your lab process! Wish I could've experienced this first hand, but shoutout to you and Dustin for carrying the class through this one.
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