SYNTHESIS OF trans-p-ANISALACETOPHENONE1. Prepare a table of all chemicals used in the procedure with their purpose2. Melting point of trans-p-anisalacetophenone (with source) and Molar mass of trans-p-anisalacetophenone (with source) (i cant find these two things anywhere)Procedure: 1. Carefully measure 1.0 mL each of p-anisaldehyde and acetophenone and place them in a screw-cap testtube. 2. To this add 3.0 mL of 95% ethanol. Shake the test tube gently to achieve a homogenous mixture. 3. Add 6-7 drops of 40% sodium hydroxide solution to the ethanolic solution of reagents using the pipet provided with the sodium hydroxide. 4. Shake the mixture for several minutes until your solution becomes homogenous again. At this point allow the solution to sit at room temperature for 15 min with occasional shaking. 5. Crystals often form within the 15 minute period. Cool the reaction mixture in an ice-water bath until crystals form, if they have not formed already. If crystals do not form, ask the instructor for a seed crystal. 6. Collect the product on filter paper using vacuum filtration. You can use deionized water to rinse your test tube and wash the precipitate. 7. Begin heating about 15 mL of ethanol. 8. For recrystallization of impure trans-p-anisalacetophenone, dissolve the impure product in a small amount of hot ethanol in a beaker. It is not necessary to dissolve in exactly the minimal amount of solvent. Add ethanol until the solid is dissolved and the solution is a clear light yellow. If you are confident that you have added only the minimal amount of hot ethanol needed to dissolve the solid, you can take it off the heat to cool down and recrystallize, skipping steps 9 and 10. 9. If your solid does not dissolve in the ethanol, add deionized water with a dropper or squirting from the wash bottle while continuing to simmer. When you start to see cloudiness as the water is added, slow down the rate of addition of water. Add water until there is a slight cloudiness. 10. Once the cloudiness persists, add hot ethanol back to the solution drop wise until the cloudiness disappears. At this point, remove from the heat. (This is the same point that you would be at if you did not add any water.) 11. Let the solution cool naturally to room temperature and then place on ice. 12. After the solution feels as cold as the ice and crystals have formed collect the crystals by vacuum filtration using a weighed filter. Use ice-cold ethanol to rinse the crystals. Allow to dry by pulling air through the crystals on the vacuum apparatus for 10 minutes. 13. Weigh the product and calculate the percent yield; determine its melting point. Obtain an IR spectrum of your product. Turn in a sample of your instructor.