EXPERIMENT 5 : SYNTHESIS OF CHLOPENTAAMINECOLBALT (III) CHLORIDE

OBJECTIVE

To synthesize chloropentaaminecobalt (III) chloride and found out whether the

chloride atom is coordinated to cobalt or not

INTRODUCTION
APPARATUS
Fume hood
50 mL graduated cylinder
Electronic balance
Filter paper
Magnetic stirring plate
Burner
Funnel
Aluminium foil
Crystallizing dish
Erlenmeyer flask
Thermometer
Spatula

CHEMICALS
Ammonium chloride
Concentrated aqueous ammonia
CoCl.6H2O
30 % hydrogen peroxide
Concentrated HCl
Ethanol
Distilled water

PROCEDURE
1. In a fume hood, 5 g of ammonium chloride was added to 30 mL concentrated
aqueous ammonia in a 250 mL Erlenmeyer flask.
2. The ammonia chloride solution was stirred vigorously using a magnetic stirring plate
while adding 10 g finely divided CoCl2.6H2O in a small portions.
3. 8 mL 30% hydrogen peroxide was added to the brown Co slurry.
4. Add 30 ml concentrated HCl with continuous stirring and was poured about 1 2 mL
at time.
5. The solution was heated to 60C with occasional stirring. The temperature was holdC
for 15 minutes between 55C and 65.
6. 25 mL distilled water was added and the solution was allowed to cool to room
temperature.
7. The purple product was collected by filtrations through Buchner funnel and was
washed with 7.5 ml cold distilled water and twice with 7.5 ml ice-cold ethanol
8. The product was transferred to a crystallizing dish and loosely covered with
aluminium foil and allowed it to dry.

CALCULATIONS

Molar mass CoCl2