1. Sodium borohydride is a mild reductant, but water can amplify its reactivity and make it too strong of a reductant. 2. Sodium borohydride is hygroscopic and when it reacts with water it loses a hydride and no longer can be used as a hydride source. 3. Sodium borohydride polymerizes in the presence of water to form an amorphous gooey solid that is difficult to handle. 4. Sodium borohydride ignites when it comes into contact with water.

Alarge marble is dropped in a graduated cylinder with 35ml of water in it.the water level increases to 49ml.what is the volume of the marble

6what is the importance of water on earth? a) it keeps the top layer of the geosphere cool b) it allows life to exist c) it provides ice at the poles d) it creates earth's blue color from space

Straightforward questions answered in the powerpoint slidesreaction: heating the starting materials under refluxwhat does it mean to heat under reflux? why do we choose water as the reflux solvent? what are boiling chips used for? why do we put a condenser on top of the reaction? why do we add heat and let the reaction stir for 30 minutes? why do we add sulfuric acid to the reaction after it cools as opposed to when it’s still hot? separation: filtration of precipitatewhy don’t we do an aqueous and organic extraction in the separatory funnel? why do you rinse the salicylic acid on the filter with ice cold water? purification: recrystallization of salicylic acid (no hot filtration needed)what is the difference in the amount of room temperature water vs. boiling water needed to dissolve the salicylic acid (assume a 1.2 gram yield of salicylic acid)? remember, in the lab if you need x ml of boiling water to dissolve a solid, then you should add a little more (definitely no more than 1.5 times the theoretical amount) to ensure it doesn’t recrystallize prematurely.analysis: melting point of salicylic acidwhat can you conclude if the melting point of the salicylic acid you just synthesized is 152-155oc and the 1: 1 mix of your product and “synthetic” salicylic acid is 151-154oc?