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How to make ethyl acetate | Part 1 (Synthesis + Raman analysis)

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How to make ethyl acetate | Part 1 (Synthesis + Raman analysis)

10,978 views October 25, 2018 10:46

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Today, we will be making some ethyl acetate by means of a classic esterification reaction.The final product turned out to be contaminated with significant amounts of ethanol, and so we will try to purify the product obtained in a future video.

Additional notes:

-The raman spectra were taken with a professional 785 nm raman equipment, since the power supply of my DIY raman spectrometer is not working right now.

-Software employed for the analysis of the raman spectra: Spectragryph (effemm2.de/spectragryph/).

This is my first video narrated with my "real" voice, let me know in the comments section whether you prefer this voice or the "synthetic" one.

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Chemistry 4all published this 10:46 video tutorial on October 25, 2018. It has been watched 10,978 times on YouTube.

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  • Ethyl acetate - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org

    Production and synthesis. Ethyl acetate was first synthesised by Count de Lauraguais in 1759 by distilling a mixture of ethanol and acetic acid.. In 2004, an estimated 1.3 million tonnes were produced worldwide.

  • Synthesis of Ethyl Acetate | Hobby Chemistry hobbychemistry.wordpress.com

    Introduction Ethyl Acetate is a broadly used solvent. It has a sweet smell similar to pear drops (according to Wikipedia). I'm going to be making it using the classical Fischer Esterification reaction.

  • Ethyl Acetate Production and Manufacturing Process | ICIS icis.com

    The main method to manufacture ethyl acetate involves the esterification of ethanol with acetic acid although some is produced by the catalytic condensation of acetaldehyde with alkoxides.

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