Question

How many milligrams of product can be produced from the complete Diels-Alder reaction of 180. mg of anthracene and 100. mg of maleic anhydride? Enter only the number to three significant figures.

Answer 1

Answer: It will be produced 276,3 mg of product

Explanation: The reaction of anthracene (C14H10) and maleic anhydride (C4H2O3) produce a compound named 9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-α,β-succinic anhydride (C18H12O3), as described below:

C14H10 + C4H2O3 → C18H12O3

The reaction is already balanced, which means to produce 1 mol of C18H12O3 is necessary 1 mol of anthracene and 1 mol of maleic anhydride.

1 mol of C14H10 equals 178,23 g. As it is used 180 mg of that reagent, we have 0,001 mol of anthracene. With it, the reaction produces 0,001 mol of C18H12O3.

As 1 mol of C18H12O3 equals 276,3 g, the mass produced is 276,3 mg.