extractions

[mcgill2012]

why would you want to extract an acidic compound with base - just because they react together, why does that mean they are soluble?

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[Rabolisk]

It produces a salt.

 

[mcgill2012]

so the salt solid and aqueous layers separate, facilitating a separation?

 

[Rabolisk]

The salt would dissolve in the aqueous layer. The effect is that your original compound has gone from the organic to aqueous layer, thus being extracted, albeit in a slightly different form.

 

[mcgill2012]

got it! thanks!