A fictional company has been producing propene oxide, C3H6O,from propene, C3H6, with a 96.0%yield. The process requires the useof a compound called m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid, C7H5O3Cl,which can be abbreviated as mCPBA. The entire reaction takes placein the solvent dichloromethane, CH2Cl2:
C3H6+C7H5O3ClCH2Cl2−−−⟶96.0% yieldC3H6O+C7H5O2Cl
The initial propene concentration in the solvent is 21.0g/L.
Consider the prices of the following substances.
| Substance | Price per unit | Unit |
| propene | $10.97 | kg |
| dichloromethane | $2.12 | L |
| mCPBA | $5.28 | kg |
| propene oxide | $258.25 | kg |
Also consider that the cost of waste disposal is $5.00 perkilogram of propene oxide produced.
Part A
A relatively simple way of estimating profit is to consider thethe difference between the cost (the total spent on materials andwaste disposal) and the earnings (the price at which the productcan be sold).
Calculate the profit from producing 67.00 kg of propeneoxide.
Express your answer numerically in dollars using threesignificant figures.
