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Offline daisychain

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Organic chemistry quantitative experiment ideas?
« on: August 13, 2013, 04:46:14 PM »
Hi,
So my task is to investigate "any organic chemistry aspect" which is very broad. I know there are many experiments in organic chemistry, but I have to find quantitative data, things that can be measured and I'm having a hard time ??? All the experiments I've been finding are all qualitative, like observe what happens to the mixture and I need quantitative data. Please any ideas that can guide me to coming up with an experiment.
Btw, I am a senior in high school.

Thanks for any help  :)

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Re: Organic chemistry quantitative experiment ideas?
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2013, 05:04:29 PM »
just a proposal for a reaction to investigate quantitatively (that might be allowed even at highschool):

take a look at the esterification of acetic acid / ethanol  (and in reverse: the hydrolysis of the resulting ester) under acid conditions

and you might wish to measure

- equilibrium constant ( maybe at different temperatures, with subsequent additional thermodynamic data to be calculated thereof)
- speed "from both sides"

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