Need help to calculate percentage yield- diel’s alder reaction
Final product weight obtained: 1.17 g
0.5g of Maleic anhydride used in experiment
1.0g of anthracene used in experiment
17 ml of xylenes
260-263 celsius final boiling point when measured after drying.
The final product of the reaction between anthracene and maleic anhydride is 9,10-dihydroanthracene-9,10-(α,β-succinic acid anhydride.
anthracene(diene)+Maleic anhydride (dienophile)——>Diel’s alder product