Question

explain the use of the following in the lab of synthesis ofp-Nitrobenzoic acid a) boiling stones b) charcoal c) allyl alcohol d) concentrated HCl

Answer 1

Lab synthesis of p-Nitrobenzoic acid

Part A

boiling stone

in this reaction you might reflux the reaction mixture so that time with out bumbing the reaction mixture we use to add the boiling stones

Part B

Charcol

this is decolorising agent

if your obtained product is having some color impurity

if you give the charcol treat means means boil with charcole and filter that color impurity will go

sorry for the remaining pars i can explain if you provide the procedure