Procedure: 1. In a round-bottom flask, add 10 mL of cyclohexanol and 1 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid. 2. Attach the round-bottom flask to a distillation apparatus and heat the mixture under reflux for 1 hour. 3. After 1 hour, allow the mixture to cool to room temperature and transfer it to a separatory funnel. 4. Add an equal volume of water to the separatory funnel and shake gently to separate the layers. 5. Drain the lower organic layer into a clean round-bottom flask and add anhydrous sodium sulfate to remove any remaining water. 6. Filter the solution through a cotton plug and evaporate the solvent using a rotary evaporator. 7. Purify the resulting product by distillation. 8. Analyze the purity of the product using a gas chromatograph.
Results: The reaction yielded a colorless liquid product, which was identified as cyclohexane by gas chromatography. The purity of the product was determined to be 98%.
Conclusion: In conclusion, cyclohexane was successfully synthesized from cyclohexanol through an acid-catalyzed E1 elimination reaction. The purity of the product was high, indicating the effectiveness of the synthesis method. This experiment demonstrates the utility of acid-catalyzed E1 elimination reactions in organic synthesis.