Use Of Transfer Hydrogenation To Saturate
Objective: The purpose of this lab was to use transfer hydrogenation to saturate glycerol trioleate (the main fat in olive oil) to produce glycerol tristearate.
Reaction Equations:
Theoretical Yield: There was no Theoretical yield in this experiment
Procedure: Fill a 50 mL beaker with 30 mL of water and place it on the hot plate. Add 14 drops of olive oil to a 10 mL round bottom flask and then add 1 mL of cyclohexene. Add .05 grams of 10% palladium-on-carbon to the round bottom flask. Add a boiling chip to the round bottom flask and attach the flask to your reflux condenser. Use the water bath from the first step to reflux the mixture for approximately 20 minutes. During the reflux, use a 5 ¾ inch Pasteur Pipette and a tiny amount
Reaction Equations:
Theoretical Yield: There was no Theoretical yield in this experiment
Procedure: Fill a 50 mL beaker with 30 mL of water and place it on the hot plate. Add 14 drops of olive oil to a 10 mL round bottom flask and then add 1 mL of cyclohexene. Add .05 grams of 10% palladium-on-carbon to the round bottom flask. Add a boiling chip to the round bottom flask and attach the flask to your reflux condenser. Use the water bath from the first step to reflux the mixture for approximately 20 minutes. During the reflux, use a 5 ¾ inch Pasteur Pipette and a tiny amount