Answer:
9.1 mol
Explanation:
The balanced chemical equation of the reaction is:
CO (g) + 2H2 (g) → CH3OH (l)
According to the above balanced equation, 2 moles of hydrogen gas (H2) are needed to produce 1 mole of methanol (CH3OH).
To convert 36.7 g of hydrogen gas to moles, we use the formula;
mole = mass/molar mass
Molar mass of H2 = 2.02g/mol
mole = 36.7/2.02
mole = 18.17mol
This means that if;
2 moles of H2 reacts to produce 1 mole of CH3OH
18.17mol of H2 will react to produce;
18.17 × 1 / 2
= 18.17/2
= 9.085
Approximately to 1 d.p = 9.1 mol of methanol (CH3OH).
Answer:
an increase in 1-butene was observed when t-butoxide was used
Explanation:
When a base reacts with an alkyl halide, an elimination product is formed. This reaction is an E2 reaction.
Here we are to compare the reaction of two different bases with one substrate; 2-bromobutane. Both reactions occur by the E2 mechanism but follow different transition states due to the size of the base.
The Saytzeff product, 2-butene, is obtained when the methoxide is used while the non Saytzeff product, 1-butene, is obtained when t-butoxide is used.
The Saytzeff rule is reliable in predicting the major products of simple elimination reactions of alkyl halides given the fact that a small/strong bases is used for the elimination reaction. Therefore hydroxide, methoxide and ethoxide bases give similar results for the same alkyl halide substrate. Bulky bases such as tert-butoxide tend to yield a higher percentage of the non Saytzeff product and this is usually attributed to steric hindrance.
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