Aromas-R-US, a company which specializes in flavors and fragrances has engaged you, a consulting partner in 2-2-6 Chemists r-Gr8, to analyze the contents of a number of unlabeled drums and containers. They had been filled by a poorly trained operator from a local community college, who failed to record in the lab/production records the drum numbers and what had been placed in the drums. The former employee also never labeled the drums. The contents may be any product that is found in the company's inventory, which is included in the following list of chemicals:
- a-pinene
- a-terpinene
- a-terpineol
- b-myrcene
- camphene
- camphor
- carene
- carvone
- caryophyllene
- chrysanthenone
- citronellal
- citronellol
- cumic alcohol
- d-verbenone
- eucalyptol
- geranial
- geraniol
- limonene
- linalool
- menthol
- menthone
- nerol
- p-cymene
- phellandrene
- pulegone
- safranal
- terpinene
Rather than dispose of the chemical drums, which would cost thousands of dollars in waste disposal fees and additional loss in the value of the chemicals, you have been hired to identify the contents of 1 drum drawn at random. The data for the drum has been determined for you.
Your task is to identify the unknown that is assigned to you; check the assignment list which is tied to your DVC ID #. Support your identification by considering the physical-chemical-spectroscopic data from the link which follows in relation to the structure and literature properties of the compound.
Refer to: Data on Individual UnknownsFill out the experimental form (pdf) provided you and turn-in when complete.