Synthesis and Resolution of a Chiral Nickel Complex

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10-24-2010 Experiment #1- Synthesis and Resolution of a Chiral Nickel Complex Eric Latch Allegra Marchione and John Curto Introduction The first point of this experiment was to study tris-nickel complexes, which are the most stable variety of the three types of bivalent nickel compounds. The other was to see how two enantiomers of a chiral complex have varying physical and optical properties. This first part of this experiment involved the synthesis of a racemic mixture of dl-tris(1,10-phenanthroline) nickel(II) chloride. After the formation of this mixture, one enantiomer was precipitated out of solution via the addition of a chiral tartrate ion. This enantiomer was then isolated in order to be characterized. A polarimeter was used to measure the specific optical rotation, confirming the presence of a specific enantiomer. Experimental Procedures Name | Nickel(II) chloride 6-hydrate | 1,10-phenanthroline-H20 | dl-tris(1,10-phenanthroline) nickel(II) chloride | State | Solid | Solid | Solid | MW | 237.7 g/mol | 198.22 g/mol | 667.87 g/mol | Mass | 0.12 | 0.60 g | Predicted: .1705 g | mmol | 0.51 | 3.03 | Predicted: 0.51 | Equiv. | 1 | 3 | | Denstiy | 3.55 g/mL | 1.10 g/mol | | Volume | N/A | N/A | | Source | SigmaAldrich | SigmaAldrich | SigmaAldrich | Hazards | Avoid ingestion, inhalation, skin + eye contact | Eye, skin, and respiratory irritant | | dl-tris(1,10-phenanthroline) nickel(II) chloride: A sample of NiCl2-6H2O (0.12 g, 0.51 mmol) was weighed out and dissolved in 8 mL of D.I. H2O. 0.60 g of 1,10-phenanthroline-H2O was added with

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