Answer to Question #274551 in Organic Chemistry for Phillip

Question

If you used 0.253 g of salicylic acid and 4.0 mL of ethanol and it resulted in a yield of 0.234 g of pure ethyl salicylate, what is the percent yield of the reaction? Show your work. (The ethanol we use is a pure liquid with a density of 0.789 g/mL)

Answer 1

Percent Yield =71.4%