Question

Calculating Theoretical Yield

While making methyl 3-Nitrobenzoate during orgo lab we were asked to calculate theoretical yield and I not sure how to start correctly.

We used 7.5ml of 18M H2SO4, and also 2.5 18M H2SO4 & 2.5mL of 16M HNO3. Then we added 2.1ml of methyl benzoate (d=1.09 g/ml) to the 7.5ml of H2SO4. Once that was all mixed, the H2SO4 & HNO3 was added to the H2SO4- menthyl benzoate mixture.

Then we filtered it using suction filtration. (adding 50ml of water to get the rest of things out of beaker).

So more or less how do I set this up in general? Do I need to convert the grams or the moles?

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