Week 9: 1,3-dinitrobenzene

This week I finished up my final round of batch experiments with a chemical called 1,3-dinitrobenzene. It was pretty quick and easy, I finished it, plus a couple extra TNT experiments within the week. DNB is faster than everything except for TNT. 

This is a graph of the final product of my experiments: 

Using pseudo first order kinetics to obtain a k observed value for each reaction, I can then use the k observed value plotted againstmthe concentration of iron porphine to obtain a kfep value that is the second order rate constant for the reaction. This second order rate constant will eventually help Ali create a QSAR for the reduction behavior or nitroaromatic compounds, but I am not a part of that, since my summer is coming to a close. 

I'll attach the first draft on my final presentation so that you guys can get a look at it! Next week I'll be working on my final paper and perfecting my presentation, and my last day will be thursday! I head back to school for RA training on thursday night.