Sciencemadness Discussion Board
Not logged in [Login ]
Go To Bottom

Printable Version  
Author: Subject: what does percentage sign above an organic reaction mean?
andre178
Hazard to Self
**




Posts: 61
Registered: 11-12-2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Member Is Offline

Mood: pacified

[*] posted on 13-4-2010 at 14:58
what does percentage sign above an organic reaction mean?


for example in the picture below, 15% and 83%






Picture 3.png - 143kB
View user's profile View All Posts By User
JohnWW
International Hazard
*****




Posts: 2849
Registered: 27-7-2004
Location: New Zealand
Member Is Offline

Mood: No Mood

[*] posted on 13-4-2010 at 17:25


It means that the yield from the reaction of the desired product has been that percentage of what would ideally have been obtained if all the least abundant reagent present had been quantitatively converted to the desired product.
View user's profile View All Posts By User
Ozone
International Hazard
*****




Posts: 1269
Registered: 28-7-2005
Location: Good Olde USA
Member Is Offline

Mood: Integrated

[*] posted on 13-4-2010 at 17:26


I could have sworn that I said "yield?" in a previous post? There was no picture then.


O3




-Anyone who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
--Albert Einstein
View user's profile View All Posts By User
andre178
Hazard to Self
**




Posts: 61
Registered: 11-12-2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Member Is Offline

Mood: pacified

[*] posted on 14-4-2010 at 08:56


you are right ozone,

It just didn't click, usually yields are on products, of course it makes sense now.

Thanks for the replies
View user's profile View All Posts By User

  Go To Top