Experiment 3: Isolation of Chlorophyll from Spinach and Chromatography Performed February 14th and 16th By Kyle Herzog Organic Chemistry 344 Section 807 Spring 2012 Objective: The purpose of the experiment is to extract pigments from spinach leaves and separate them by column and thin layer chromatography‚ determining Rf values for the pigments. Equations: Rf= Distance travelled by a given compound/Distance travelled by a solvent solution 1. Crude- 4.25/5.5= 0.773 2. Carotene-
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Abstract: Caffeine‚ (C8 H10 N4 O2) a white‚ crystalline alkaloid known as a nervous system stimulant found commonly in tea leaves and coffee‚ can be extracted using the method of sublimation with the use of Methylene Chloride (CH2Cl2) and Sodium Hydroxide; both can repeatedly rinse the green (unroasted) coffee beans from the caffeine. Keywords: Caffeine‚ Methylene Chloride‚ Sodium Hydroxide‚ Anhydrous Sodium Sulfate I. Introduction Caffeine is an alkaloid of the methylxanthine family. Its chemical
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Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves Santos‚ Raphael‚ Samson‚ Nonia Carla‚ *Tabora‚ Brylle‚ Tan‚ Kate Michal Department of Biological Sciences‚ University of Santo Tomas‚ Manila‚ Philippines Abstract Tea leaves are natural products that are harvested from agriculture. Caffeine‚ on the other hand‚ is a stimulant that has been shown to speed up the time of reaction‚ increase alertness‚ and improve one’s concentration. What we did in this experiment was to extract the alkaloid caffeine content
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Extraction of Caffeine from Tealeaves Perez‚ Albert Solomon K.*; Quiambao‚ Marie Angela C;.Pascua‚ Hanna Harriette R.; Patricio‚ Maria Roxanne DC.; 2-Chemistry‚ Department of Chemistry‚ College of Science University of Santo Tomas España St.‚ 1015‚ Manila Abstract Caffeine is soluble in both water and organic solvents‚ solid-liquid extraction and liquid-liquid extraction were used in the experimentation process. Caffeine was extracted using hot water‚ however‚ due to its
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Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves Introduction Caffeine is soluble in boiling water and as a result it is easily extracted from tea bags by steeping in hot water. This process leaves behind the water insoluble portions of the tea bag. However‚ water extracts more than just caffeine‚ so a final separation is done with an organic solvent that will dissolve primarily caffeine. The organic solvent used in this experiment is Dichloromethane (CH₂Cl₂). Dichloromethane is less polar than water
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iIsolation of Chlorophylls and Beta Carotene from Plant Leaves Wang Haina A0133901R 1. Aim 1. To isolate chlorophyll and beta carotene from plant leaves using column chromatography. 2. To qualitatively characterise the pigments with UV-vis spectroscopy and TLC. 2. Results and discussion Isolation of beta carotene and chlorophylls by column chromatography Upon the loading of S1 (the extract of the plant leaves in hexane)‚ a yellow band appeared at the top part of the silica column immediately
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QUIZ 02 ECO402 Quiz # 2 ECO402 (Microeconomics) Semester Spring 2008 Total Marks 15 Instructions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. This quiz covers Lesson 14-17. Last date for submission of quiz is 12/05/08. Upload your quiz with in due date and time. No quiz will be accepted after due date and time. In MCQs‚ write only one option in the answer sheet which you think is correct. More than one answer will be marked zero. 6. No quiz will be accepted through e-mail. 7. Please submit your solution
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Lab 4: Photosynthesis and Chromatography of Spinach Leaves Discussion: The chromatography of the spinach leaves was taken to establish what pigments were present in the chloroplasts of the leaves. The solvent carried and separated the different pigments up the cellulose paper. The solvent moved up the paper because of capillary action because of adhesion of the solvent molecules and the paper. The pigments dissolved in the solvent also were carried up the paper and were separated because
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MULTIPLE EXTRACTION OF CAFFEINE FROM DRIED TEA LEAVES USING DICHLOROMETHANE Delos Reyes‚ K.‚ Dizon‚ G.J.‚ Enriquez‚ J.R.‚ Estrada‚ G. and Garcia C. Group 4 2G Med Tech Organic Chemistry Laboratory ABSTRACT Caffeine was extracted from dried tea leaves by multiple extraction technique. 10g of tea leaves was boiled in a solution of 4.4 g anhydrous sodium carbonate and 100ml distilled water and was extracted three times using 20 ml of dichloromethane. Theresidue was collected by decanting
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COMMENT 343 DETERMINATION OF CHLOROPHYLL AND PHEO-PIGMENTS : SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC EQUATIONS~ It has been shown that chlorophyll degradation products may at times constitute a significant fraction of the total green pigments present in seawater (Yentsch and Menzel 1963; Lorenzen 1965; Yentsch 1965). These degraded forms‚ or inactive chlorophyll‚ absorb light in the red part of the spectrum; if they are present in concentrations significant relative to chlorophyll a‚ a serious error may be introduced
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