Can someone tell me if this objective for my lab report sounds alright?
The objective of this multistep lab was to ultimately synthesize 4-bromo-2-chloro-6-iodoaniline through the intermediate formation of acetanilide, 4-bromoacetanilide, 4-bromo-2-chloroacetanilide, and 4-bromo-2-chloroaniline.
I think it sounds not so great.(they say it should be 3-4 sentences long)
And I'm not sure if by forming individual products and analyzing them for individual functional groups and also testing for the melting point should be there as well.
And I'm not sure if intermediate formation is the right word for the individual reactions that I did (5 week synthesis)
Thanks
anyone, Please?
I'm just asking about the objective of the lab which was to synthesize the final product I mentioned by first producing the other initial product.
not asking about mechanism or etc.
I think it sounds ok. You can break it down into two sentences if you wish but I see nothing wrong the one sentence. I don't think analyzing for functional groups, testing for melting points and that kind of thing belong in the objective if the objective was to form the "final" product.
Thanks Dr.Bob
The objective statement you provided is quite lengthy and could be revised to be more concise. Here's a suggested modified objective statement:
"The objective of this multistep lab was to synthesize 4-bromo-2-chloro-6-iodoaniline through a series of reactions involving acetanilide, 4-bromoacetanilide, 4-bromo-2-chloroacetanilide, and 4-bromo-2-chloroaniline."
To make it more concise, you can remove the mention of "intermediate formation" as it is already implied in the phrase "through a series of reactions." Additionally, you can omit the specific mention of analyzing individual functional groups and testing for the melting point, as these are typically understood steps in the synthesis process and can be assumed to be part of the experiment.
However, it is important to consider the requirements given by your instructor or the guidelines for the lab report. If the assignment requires you to include specific details or elaborate on the steps you mentioned, then it may be necessary to add more information to the objective statement.