Question

A reaction was performed in which 4.0 g of cyclohexanol was reacted with an acid catalyst to obtain 2.8 g of cyclohexene. calculate the percent yield for this reaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

              %age Yield  =  85.36 %

Solution:

The Balance Chemical Reaction is as follow,

               C₆H₁₂O  +   Acid Catalyst    →    C₆H₁₀  +  Acid Catalyst + H₂O

According to Equation ,

              100 g (1 mole) C₆H₁₂O produces  =  82 g (1 moles) of C₆H₁₀

So,

                       4.0 g of C₆H₁₂O will produce  =  X g of C₆H₁₀

Solving for X,

                      X =  (4.0 g × 82 g) ÷ 100 g

                      X  =  3.28 g of C₆H₁₀   (Theoretical Yield)

As we know,

                     %age Yield  =  (Actual Yield ÷ Theoretical Yield) × 100

                     %age Yield  =  (2.8 g ÷ 3.28 g) × 100

                     %age Yield  =  85.36 %