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Multistep I and II Discussion Pointers

REACTION DIAGRAMS AND MECHANISMS MUST BE INCLUDED IN THIS LAB REPORT!

When discussing your experimental results, be objective, and CONCISE! Discuss only relevant data, and provide adequate detail to justify your conclusions to the identity of your compound. The results should describe whether the goal or problem in the experiment has been resolved. Likewise, the experimental results are interpreted in this section and compared to literature results. If the reaction did not go as planned, and impurities or side reactions may have been the cause of complications in the reaction, include those in the discussion, and mechanism diagrams as well.

Follow the usual guidelines outlined in the chemical journal style report format listed in the laboratory manual.

The benzoin product contains a chiral carbon atom, but the product which you synthesized is not optically active. Offer a BRIEF explanation.

Remember to discuss the TLC and column chromatography results of the Benzil purification Include any impurities, and a rational for the order of spots.

Discuss any important color changes in the reactions, and the appearance of the bezoin and benzil.

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