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C10H8O || Phenol C6H6O || Thymol C10H14O || 4-tertbutylphenol C10H14O || Chloroacetic Acid C2H3ClO2 || Sodium Hydroxide NaOH || HCl ||
 * Table 1. ** Chemical reagents and their properties.
 * **Reagent/Formula** || 2-naphthol
 * **Structure** || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/2-naphthol.jpg caption="2-naphthol.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Phenol.jpg caption="Phenol.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Thymol.jpg caption="Thymol.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/4-tert-butylphenol.jpg caption="4-tert-butylphenol.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Chloroacetic_Acid.jpg caption="Chloroacetic_Acid.jpg"]] ||  ||   ||
 * **Physical State** || Solid || Solid || Solid || Solid || Solid || Aqueous || Aqueous ||
 * **Molar Mass** || 144.17 g/mol || 94.11 g/mol || 150.22 g/mol || 150.22 g/mol || 94.50 g/mol || 40 g/mol || 36.46 g/mol ||
 * **Polar?** || Intermediate || Intermediate || Intermediate || Intermediate || Yes || Yes || Yes ||
 * **Melting Point** || 121.6 DEG C || 40.91oC || 52 DEG C || 98-101 DEG C || Exists in 3 forms: all above room temperature || 323 DEG C || -114 DEG C ||
 * **Boiling Point** || 285 DEG C || 181.75oC || 233 DEG C || None listed || 189.3 DEG C || 1388 DEG C || -85.05 DEG C ||
 * **Hazards** || Mild irritant || Flammable, toxic, corrosive || Flammable || None listed || Toxic, corrosive || Corrosive, irritant || Toxic ||

Products are shown after protonation using HCl.
 * Table 2. ** Reaction Products and their physical properties. Reactants used: phenol and thymol.
 * **Reagent/Formula** || Phenoxyacetic acid (C8H8O3) || Thymoxyacetic acid (C12H16O3) ||
 * **Structure** || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Phenoxy_acetic_acid.jpg caption="Phenoxy_acetic_acid.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Thymoxyacetic_acid.jpg caption="Thymoxyacetic_acid.jpg"]] ||
 * **Physical State** || Solid, but dissolved in aqueous sol. || Solid, but in dissolved in aqueous solution ||
 * **Molar Mass** || 152.15 g/mol || 208.25 g/mol ||
 * **Polar?** || Intermediate || Intermediate ||
 * **Melting Point** || 98-101 DEG C || 126-128 DEG C ||
 * **Boiling Point** || 285 DEG C || 340.3 DEG C ||
 * **Hazards** || Mildly flammable || None listed ||

Equipment

 * 50 ml round bottom flask
 * distillation column
 * rubber hose (2)
 * 250 ml beaker
 * 400 ml beaker with ice
 * graduated cylinder
 * glass stirring rod
 * sand bath
 * weigh boats
 * scale
 * microspatula
 * support ring
 * support stand
 * hot plate
 * 100 ml beaker (2)
 * Buchner funnel
 * filter paper
 * 250 ml filter flask
 * 125 ml separatory funnel with glass stopper
 * pH paper
 * support stand
 * watch glass
 * Pasteur pipettes (6)
 * label tape
 * pen