Thin Layer Chromatography Lab Report
Through our collected final data, we were able to assume that we performed the synthesis procedure correctly. By first using thin layer chromatography (TLC), we ran three spots on the TLC plate: one spot of our recovered product, one spot of pure triphenylmethanol mixed with our recovered product, and one spot of solely pure triphenylmethanol. The calculated Rf values for each spot, respectively, were 0.6471, 0.6529, and 0.6617. While these numbers are slightly different and since all of the spots were at almost identical locations on the TLC plate, we can confirm that the composition of our final product was triphenylmethanol. In addition, all three of the spots on the TLC plate were similar in size and shape, indicating that our final