M mcgill2012 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Messages 101 Reaction score 0 Aug 11, 2010 #1 Members do not see this ad. why would you want to extract an acidic compound with base - just because they react together, why does that mean they are soluble?
Members do not see this ad. why would you want to extract an acidic compound with base - just because they react together, why does that mean they are soluble?
R Rabolisk Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 19, 2010 Messages 847 Reaction score 7 Aug 11, 2010 #2 It produces a salt. Upvote 0 Downvote
M mcgill2012 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Messages 101 Reaction score 0 Aug 12, 2010 #3 so the salt solid and aqueous layers separate, facilitating a separation? Upvote 0 Downvote
R Rabolisk Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 19, 2010 Messages 847 Reaction score 7 Aug 12, 2010 #4 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. Upvote 0 Downvote
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.
M mcgill2012 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Messages 101 Reaction score 0 Aug 12, 2010 #5 got it! thanks! Upvote 0 Downvote