This two stage preparation uses many important organic techniques and is a good preparation for the c and d practical assessment if you are following this route.
Materials:
| Benzoic acid acid (8 g) | Methanol (15 cm3) |
| Concentrated sulfuric acid (15 cm3) | Anhydrous sodium sulfate (1 g) |
| 0.5 M sodium carbonate (15 cm3) | Concentrated nitric acid (3 cm3) |
| Ethanol (25 cm3) | Ethoxyethane (1 cm3) |
| Hexane (9 cm3) | Hydrocarbon solvent (15 cm3) |
| Ice | |
| 50 cm3 pear shaped flask (2) | Liebig condenser |
| Heat-proof mat | Bunsen burner |
| Tripod | Gauze |
| 100 cm3 separating funnel | 100 cm3 conical flask (5) |
| 25 cm3 measuring cylinder 920 | Filter funnel |
| Filter paper | Glass bend |
| Stillhead | Thermometer pocket |
| Quickfit clips | 0 to 360ºC thermometer |
| 400 cm3 beaker (2) | 10 cm3 measuring cylinder (3) |
| Dropping pipette | 100 cm3 beaker |
| Buchner funnel | Buchner flask |
| Filter paper to fit Buchner | Chromatography sheet |
| Melting point tubes | White tile |
| UV lamp | Melting point apparatus |
| Balance with accuracy of at least ± 0.01 g |