I. Extraction of Trimyristin from Nutmeg Powder Purpose: The purpose of the trimyristin experiment was to extract a pure compound, trimyristin, from its complex mixture, nutmeg, and purify it via recrystallization. Procedure: Began by adding 4 grams of nutmeg powder and 50 mL of ethyl acetate to a 150 mL Erlenmeyer flask. Stir the mixture with a magnetic stir bar at room temperature for 35- 40 min, the trimyristin will quickly dissolve in ethyl acetate because they both are part of the ester family. Then gravity filters the ethyl acetate solution into a 100 mL round bottom flask; this will help separate all the solid from the liquid. Rinse the solid on the filter paper with 5-10 mL of ethyl acetate which will contribute …show more content…
Isolation of Natural Products: Caffeine from Black Tea Purpose: The purpose of the caffeine lab is to extract caffeine from the solid black tea. This experiment involved two steps process; the first step includes solid-liquid extraction followed by the second step, which included liquid-liquid extraction to separate caffeine from water solution using sublimation. Procedure: Begin by emptying eight tea bags into a weighted boat and then weighting it. Add the tea, 150 mL of water and about 7 grams of calcium carbonate, which acts as a base to break the ester bonds in the tannin acid. The mixture was then gently boiled on a hot plate with a stir bar for 30 minutes. After 30 min the tea is cooled to room temperature and placed in a separator funnel with 30 mL of dichloromethane (DCM). Swirl the funnel few times and then let it settle. Eventually two layers will be formed the bottom layer being the DCM and the caffeine, and the top layer will be the aqueous layer. Carefully drain the lower layer into a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask, and then add magnesium sulfate to the flask to assure no water got in. Magnesium sulfate will form clumps if water is present, the clump can then be gravity filtered, the excess solution is then placed in the rotary evaporator to evaporate the DCM, leaving behind crude caffeine. Then in a group of six, everyone's crude was put in a pre-weighed Petri dish and purified using
20) If the solid is still not dissolved, add a tiny amount of hexane and swirl again.
There were also several limitations within the experiment. Since this experiment looked into the effects of green tea and black tea, which contains caffeine, observation of varying plant defensive compounds other than the caffeine in tea can widen the extent of the results and improve the experiment. For instance, observing the effects of chamomile tea, which has a little to no level of
Repeat steps 1-8 replacing the chemical substances that were mixed together in the first baggie with one teaspoon of calcium chloride, ½ a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate, and five mL of tap water (obtained with the 100 mL
In this experiment, the purpose of this experiment is to isolate pure caffeine from tealeaves. Caffeine does not exist alone within the tealeaves, but other substances that are in the leaves itself accompany it. There are major and minor products that make up the constancy of the leaves and with those substances they need to be separated out of the leaves. The main component of the leaves are, cellulose and polymer of glucose, while the minor components of the leaves are caffeine, tannis, flauaniods and chlorophylls. By weight, caffeine is 5%, which is an alkaloid and contains C, H, N, O; it is very soluble in water and is the main component that will be extracted from the experiment. Although caffeine is very soluble in water it is much more soluble when it is dissolved in methylene chloride. Therefore, when completing the methylene chloride process, it will nearly purify all of the caffeine, making it pure caffeine. Make sure not to breathe in the fumes of the chemicals or spill them on yourself. Safety precautions
Extraction is a technique that is used to do this. It helps to separate mixture based on the solubility of the substance in two immiscible phases. Although these phases can be solid-liquid, only liquid-liquid extraction was used in this particular experiment. To do this, the desired mixture is first dissolved in a particular liquid and then a second liquid is used to extract it. The second liquid must not only be immiscible with the first liquid, but it also must dissolve the compound more than the first
When all the solid has been transferred to the filter paper, rinse with solid with a small amount of distilled water. Allow the funnel to drain completely.
Add 5 mL of 0.1 of M hydrochloric acid to the buret for rinse. Discard the acid. Rinse the buret with acid solution two more times. Add 0.1 M HCl solution to the same buret. Volume will need to be adjusted to the zero mark.
The first step of water extraction is different than brewing coffee because only a small amount of water is used. Additionally, the same bag was brewed twice as opposed to one time. Both of the previous processes are done in order to get a more concentrated sample of caffeine. The hot water extraction is similar to brewing coffee because hot water is used so that the caffeine will be more solubilizable, however a larger amount of water is used to dilute the amount of caffeine. Another similarity is that when the hot water extraction has concluded, the coffee contained caffeine and other impurities such as tannins and cellulose.
The organic solution was washed with water by adding 2 separate 20cm3of water and filtering water out after each addition. Then 2 further separate additions of brine measuring 20cm3each and again filtering brine to retain only the organic solution. Magnesium sulphate dried the organic solution and filtered into a pre-weighed (66.24g) 100cm3round bottom flask to remove ethyl acetate with the rotary evaporator. A vacuum desiccator was used to dry the material for
A 200 mg caffeine pill was cut in half with a razor. Next, one of the halves was then crushed using a mortar and pestle; the final measurement was 100 mg of caffeine. The 100 mg of caffeine was then dumped into 100 ml of distilled water in a 250ml beaker. Using a stirring rod, the caffeine was then diffused into the water by stirring the mixture for ten minutes. Four 40 ml beakers were then collected and labeled with tape. The beakers were labeled as the control (0.0% caffeine), 0.1% of caffeine, 0.01% of caffeine, and 0.001% caffeine. 10 ml of distilled water was placed into the beaker labeled ‘control.’ The other three beakers were filled with 9ml of distilled water. 1 ml of the water-caffeine mixture was sucked into a pipette, and was then dropped into the beaker labeled 0.1% caffeine. 1 ml of the 0.1% caffeine was sucked into the pipette, and then placed in the beaker labeled 0.01% caffeine. 1 ml of of the 0.01% caffeine was then sucked into the pipette and placed into the beaker labeled 0.001% caffeine. Four test tubes were then collected and labeled with tape as control, 0.1%, 0.01%, and 0.001%. Using a sterile swab, the inside of a human mouth was swabbed. This was then mixed with 2 ml of distilled water. In each test tube, 0.5 ml of the bacteria solution was added with a pipette. Then, in the test tube labeled control, 0.5 ml of the distilled water was added. In the test tube labeled 0.1%, 0.5 ml of the 0.1% caffeine solution was added, the test tube
Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound and is commonly consumed for its stimulating effects (toxicology). It is extracted from plants and is the end product of nitrogen metabolism, which is why it is classified as an alkaloid. This compound is found in popular beverages such as coffee and tea, which are consumed for the effects caused by caffeine, most notably the short-term ability to keep people awake.
Carefully place the filter column on top of another clear plastic cup. Slowly pour half of the water mixture into the filter. The water should move between each section of the filter drop by drop. Meanwhile, continue to mix the contaminated sample with a spoon so the dirty doesn’t settle at the bottom.
The decaffeination of coffee is any process by which caffeine, a natural stimulant compound, is removed from green coffee beans, before they are sold for consumption. This newly-decaffeinated coffee bean produces what is commonly called decaf coffee, which is deemed to be the healthier option, and favoured by some as it does not cause jitters, insomnia, anxiety, and increased blood pressure, nor is it diuretic. Through various time periods, in various locations across Earth, caffeine has been removed from the coffee beans in various ways, most however, relying on the solubility of the caffeine within the bean. Caffeine in a polar, water soluble molecules and so water is used in all decaffeination processes, however water is not a selective solvent (a collector chemical) and so different methods choose to utilize other chemicals. Today, three main processes exist; the water processing method, the direct solvent method, and supercritical carbon dioxide decaffeination.
The liquid extraction was done by using three batches of methylene chloride of 25 ml each. The solution was passed through a funnel containing sodium sulfate and wool to absorb any possible contaminants and water residue. After this procedure was performed several small boiling chips were added to the round flasks and the solution was then evaporated to a very small volume. The solution was then transferred to concentration tubes and further evaporated to a volume of 1 mL by constantly adding a solution of hexane so that all of the methylene chloride was replaced. As a final step, 50 µl of TMX and OC standard were added to the extraction
The caffeine is extracted from the water at room temperature. The addition of an anhydrous basic salt would remove the water from the solution, and leave behind pure caffeine. Procedure Start by placing weighing two tea bags and recording in the report sheet. Add the two tea bags in a 250 mL Erlenmeyer flask. Add 60 mL of water inside the flask.