CHEM 2531 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Separatory Funnel, Stopcock, Sodium Hydroxide

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3: separation of an unknown carboxylic acid (rco2h) & a phenol (aroh) Liquid-liquid extraction involves partitioning compounds in a mixture between two immiscible phases (an organic phase and an aqueous phase) based either on differences in the compounds" acid-base properties or their solubilities in the two phases. You will separate a mixture of an unknown carboxylic acid (rco2h; see candidate list on last page) and 2-naphthol (aroh) by liquid-liquid extraction based on the difference in their acidities (consult your lab lecture notes for details). 1st) you will prepare an ether solution (the organic phase) of the two compounds; any minor impurities are non-acidic and will remain dissolved in the organic phase throughout the extraction process. 2nd) you will extract the rco2h from the organic (ether) phase into an aqueous phase by vigorously mixing the ether phase with an aqueous solution of nahco3 (a 10% solution of nahco3 (aq) has already been prepared for you).

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