One important aspect of organic chemistry is the synthesis of new compounds. It is also important for chemists to understand how to perform certain techniques, such as extraction and distillation, to produce the new products, which are usually drugs and cures for illnesses. In this experiment, n-butyl bromide was produced. n-Butyl bromide is an alkyl halide, which are usually synthesized by an alcohol and an acid. In the case of n-butyl bromide, n-butyl alcohol was used along with sodium bromide and sulfuric acid. The sodium bromide reacts with the sulfuric acid to produce hydrobromic acid, which will then react with n-butyl bromide to produce n-butyl alcohol via an SN2 reaction. Sulfuric acid also serves as an excess reagent to shift equilibrium
