Answer to Question #69237 in Organic Chemistry for Trey

Question

What would happen if you followed this exact formula and mixed these specific chemicals together? : add 10 mg of toluene to 4 mg of methanol stir and boil add 20 g carbon tetrachloride, 13.9 g of potassium carbonate, and 0.52 g of salicylie seal flask wait 15 min add activator degas for 20 min heat slowly over a 24 hr period cool to ambient temp filter and wash with 40 ml of diphenoquinone then purify with silica gel

Answer 1

Answer: small amount of K2CO3 can be decomposed with gassing, but no synthetic reaction occurs here.