Microscale Preparation of Methyl Orange

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Microscale Preparation of Methyl Orange I: Introduction The colorfastness of dyes depends on both the structure of the fabric to be dyed as well as the dye itself. In this lab, we will construct methyl orange, a pure dye consisting of a nitrile connected aromatic rings. Conversely, the ability of a bleaching agent is determined by its ability to break the bonds connecting the dye molecules to the molecules of the fabric. We will test the bleaching ability of sodium dithionite on different fabrics dyed with methyl orange. This is the pathway we will use for the preparation of the dye. In the first diagramed reaction, we need the shown aromatic compound, which we will produce by starting with sulfanilic acid, and converting it to the diazonium salt by treating it with NaNO2 and HCl at ice water temperature. We will then proceed with the process in the diagram. II: Methods We began with sulfanillic acid and in order to create the azo dye we had to convert the sulfanillic acid to a dizonaium salt. This was done by treating the sulfanillic acid with NANO2 and hydrochloric acid by the following procedure. We dissolved 0.107 g of sodium bicarbonate in 5 mL of water in a 50 mL Erlenmeyer flask. 0.197 g of sulfanilic acid monohydrate was added to the solution, and the solution was heated until it dissolved. Once the solution was cooled to room temperature, 0.083 g of sodium nitrite was added to the solution and stirred until the mixture dissolved. This solution was then cooled in an ice-water bath while frequently being stirred for 10 minutes. Once cooled, 0.25 mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid was added to the solution. The diazonium salt of the anthranilic acid separated. This solution was kept in an ice-bath until further use. The next step of the lab was to prepare the methyl orange by coupling the diazotized sulfanilic acid, sulfanyl diazonium chloride

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