VELOSO, Ella Beatrice 15B

Experiment 4: Isolation of Caffeine from Tea February 12, 2018

Objectives

1. To be able to extract caffeine from a caffeinated beverage through hydrolysis of tannins,

dichloromethane wash, and using a medicine dropper
2. To determine ___ through ____
3. To test the purity of the product by TLC
4. To determine the retention factor of the caffeinated drinks and whether it is polar or nonpolar
5.

Introduction

Prelab Questions