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Wittig Reaction Abstract: The purpose of the Wittig Reaction Lab is to react Cinnamaldehyde with the Wittig reagent, Benzyltriphenylphosphosium chloride, in order to produce two isomers (cis, trans) and (trans, trans). The achievement of these two isomers can be used to understand why two isomers are produced and which is more likely to be produced based on the characteristics they present. To conduct this experiment, a ylide, a source of nucleophilic carbon is produced to later react with the Cinnamaldehyde and from that reaction the two alkene isomers can be separated with vacuum filtration. These two isomers were analyzed using a TLC plate in which using a UV lamp, all spots produced are identified and Rf values calculated. The TLC plate presented four spots, three from the liquid solution and one for the (trans, trans) product in which the Rf values
were calculated at 0.15, 0.72, 0.8 and 1.4. The solid (trans, trans) product melting point was gathered at 151-153C and its mass at 0.123g. The percent yield was calculated at 54% giving a low percent yield for the experiment. Any sources of error for this lab can be the (cis, trans) solution being left out too long as it can convert to the (trans, trans) or not enough stirring in the procedure that can affect the reaction wanted of the solutions. Chemical Mechanism: Figure 1: Mechanism for Wittig reaction Property Table: Compounds Meltin g Point Boilin g Point Density Compound Structure Molecular Weight
Benzyltriphenyl phosphonium chloride 337 o C N/A 1.18 g/cm 3 388.9g/mol Sodium Ethoxide 300 o C N/A 868kg/m 3 68.05g/mol (anhydrous) ethanol -114.1 o C 78.37 o C 789kg/m 3 46.07g/mol Cinnamaldehyde -7.5 o C 248 o C 1.1g/cm 3 132.16 g/mol Trans, trans-1,4- diphenyl- 1,3butadiene 150- 152 o C 350 o C 1.15g/cm 3 206.28g/mol Introduction: This lab contains many techniques and process that allow for the understanding of the material in terms of steric hindrance, TLC development and polarity. For this lab, the purpose was to produce two isomers (trans, trans) and (cis, trans) from the reaction made between Cinnamaldehyde and a ylide. The ylide is a excellent nucleophilic source of a nucleophilic carbon in which for this experiment it provides the carbonation needed to react with Cinnamaldehyde. “It contains adjacent atoms with opposite formal charges but the net formal charge is zero.” ( This is why it works as a good nucleophile for this reaction as the phosphorous 3d orbitals will be positive and not overlapping with the carbons negative charge of 2p orbital. The ylide was created in the lab with the Wittig reagent Benzyltriphenylphosphosium chloride. “The Wittig reagent was discovered by George Wittig and is commonly used to convert carbonyl compounds into alkenes” (Schwartz). After the Wittig reagent was used to create the ylide, it can be used to react with Cinnamaldehyde that would yield the two isomers wanted to produce. These isomers
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would then be separated using the technique of Hirsch funnel where the solid collected would be the (trans, trans) product and the liquid separated was the (cis, trans) isomer. The TLC plate technique was used to analyze the two isomers by spotting the two into the plate and observing the movement with a UV lamp after the TLC plate was developed with the solvent ligroin. The movement in the TLC plate allows for the determination of which solution is most polar by observing the travelling distance of the solutions in the mobile phase one the TLC was developed. The farther a solution travels in the mobile phase, the less polar it should be. It was predicted that the most polar molecule seen was going to be the triphenylphosphine oxide. This prediction helped with identifying all 4 spots in the developed TLC plate. Procedure: To begin the experiment 0.4833g of Benzyltriphenylphosphosium chloride which is the Wittig reagent is combined with 2ml of (anhydrous) ethanol in a 5ml reaction vial. This solution is then mixed until it is dissolved, while the mixture is still being mixed add 0.75ml of sodium ethoxide. Stir the solution for 15min while you see the ylide turning yellow and cloudy. Then the ylide is used to react with Cinnamaldehyde in which 0.15ml is gathered and dissolved with 0.50ml in a vial. This solution is mixed with the ylide to produce the reaction between the two while stirring for ten minutes. After the 10 min, the solution goes in an ice bath, when cooled it gets filtered with the Hirsch funnel. The solid collected in the filtration is the (trans, trans) and NaCl which can be filtered again to purify. The liquid collected is the triphenylphosphine oxide, (cis, trans) and a little bit of (trans, trans). These solutions are then tested in a TLC plate using ligroin as the solvent. Spot one lane of the TLC with the liquid collected and the next lane with the (trans, trans) solid collected by diluting it with acetone. The spots can be visualized using a UV lamp where the spots in the TLC plate are then recorded and analyzed for the determination of the triphenylphosphine oxide, (cis, trans), and (trans, trans) location in TLC after their movement with the ligroin solvent. The (trans, trans) solid is also used to calculate the melting point and mass which are used to calculate the percent yield. Data: Table 1: Number of measured compounds used and final mass results with percent yield Mass of Benzyltriphenylphosphosium chloride (W) 0.4833g Mass of Sodium Ethoxide 0.75ml or .651g Mass of Cinnamaldehyde 0.15ml or .165g Melting Point 151-153 o C Experimental mass of product 0.123g Theoretical mass of product .226 Percent Yield 54% Rf values (A,B,C,D) (0.03, 0.16, 0.28, 0.144) Calculations: .651 g 132.16 g / mol = 0.005 mol
0.005 mol x 46.07 = .226 theoreticalmass of product % yieldof product = Experiment mass of product Theoretical Mass x 100 0.123 g 0.226 g = 0.544 x 100% = 54 % yield of product Rf values = Distance traveledby solute Distance traveled by solvent Rf ( A ) values = 0.15 5 = 0.03 Rf ( B ) values = 0.8 5 = .16 Rf ( C ) values = 1.4 5 = .28 Rf ( D ) values = 0.72 5 = .144 Analysis of product:
Using the TLC plate made with both trans, trans and cis, trans isomers, it can let us know which solution traveled farther through the TLC plate. The farther a solution travels, the least polar the molecule. In this case, the least polar is expected to be the triphenylphosphine oxide which would correlate to the Rf value of A 0.03, the most least polar molecule is the (cis, trans) which would be spot C in the TLC with an Rf value of .28. Spot B and D would be the (trans, trans) isomer which is the middle spot at Rf values of .16 for B and .144 for D. The (trans, trans) solid product was also tested for its melting point which ended around 151-153C; this melting point is very similar to the theoretical melting point of (trans, trans) indicating a good purity in the product. Discussion: For this experiment, the use of the Wittig reagent (Benzyltriphenylphosphosium chloride) was used to produce a ylide in the experiment. The ylide created acted as a great source of nucleophile to conduct this experiment for the formation of the two isomers (trans, trans) and (cis, trans). These isomers were achieved by combing the created ylide with Cinnamaldehyde to induce a reaction that creates different isomers in the solution. The separation of the isomers was done through vacuum filtration which allowed for the (trans, trans) isomer to be collected in solid form and the liquid to contain the (cis, trans). The TLC done with the two solutions gathered presented 4 spots were the lowest Rf value was predicted to be triphenylphosphine oxide. Because of this prediction, the first spot labeled at A at 0.15 was identified as triphenylphosphine oxide with an Rf value of 0.03. The highest spot was the (cis, trans) isomer, spot C, as it is common for it to have a higher Rf value because it is less polar than the (trans, trans) were the Rf value for C was 0.28. Therefore, the last two spots, B and D were the (trans, trans) with more polarity than the (cis, trans) but not than the triphenylphosphine oxide. The
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(trans, trans) spot differed in Rf values as spot B had a 0.16 Rf while spot D had 0.144. The melting point for the (trans, trans) solid product collected was calculated at 151-153C which was relevant to the actual (trans, trans) melting point given. This can indicate the gathered solid was mostly pure and the experiment was successful because of it. The solid product of (trans, trans) was also tested for its mass where it resulted in a 0.123g of (trans, trans) product made in this experiment. Because the developed TLC and melting point reached the expected predictions of the experiment, it can be said the lab work was successfully achieved and the analyzation met the requirements. Any sources of error in this lab can be not mixing the solution enough or letting the (cis, trans) out for too long which can convert the product into a (trans, trans) version instead and make the results inconclusive. Post-Lab Questions: 1. What conclusions can you draw about the contents of the filtrate and the purity of the trans, trans product from your TLC? When looking at the TLC content of the (trans, trans) product it is noticed that the solid filtrate gathered present more polarization as it travelled less than the (trans, trans) observed from the solution tested. The solution, although it contained the other cis isomer and the triphenylphosphine, the little amount of (trans, trans) found in the liquid product travelled farther than the solid (trans, trans) collected. This means the filtered (trans, trans) was purer as it shows more polarity and less travel in the TLC plate. 2. There is an additional isomer of 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene, which has not been shown in this experiment. Draw the structure and name it. Why is it not produced in this experiment? This isomer is not shown in the experiment because the isomer is very unstable due to the amount of steric hindrance the (cis, cis) rotation produces. Therefore, the likeliness of this isomer forming are very unlikely. 3. Why should the trans, trans alkene be the thermodynamically most stable isomer? Overall, all trans molecules are more stable. For this one in particular it is focused how less steric hindrance is formed when the molecule is trans, trans because the substituents are so big, they clash less in the trans position. Therefore, it makes it the thermodynamically most stable isomer. Conclusion:
In conclusion, the Wittig reaction was conducted by using the Wittig reagent for the creating of the ylide. The creation of the ylide was very important for this experiment because it was the source of nucleophilic rich carbon needed to interact with the Cinnamaldehyde, thus creating the two isomers (trans, trans) and (cis, trans). The TLC plate was very useful for the determination of the polarity, Rf values and whether the product was pure and filtrated to a good standing. The results presented similarities between the actual melting point of the product (trans, trans) and the product created in lab indicating the creation of the (trans, trans) was successful. The percent yield was a 54% but because of the NaCl formed in the reaction, it can be expected. Sources of error can be attributed to leaving the (cis, trans) isomer outside to long in which it can convert to the (trans, trans) product. Reference: 1. Katz/Schwartz pp. 201-204 Organic Chemistry , Laboratory Manual, Fourth Edition. 2. (n.d.). Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://www.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/Y/ylide.html