In: Chemistry
While you might improve the trimystrin yield by changing the solvent, what untended consequence might also occur? (deals with recrystallization of nutmeg)
The ether is a very very good solvent. For recrystallization you
need a solvent where the solute is not too soluble so that you can
heat it to get solution, and then cool to get the solute back.
Hence you need a less good solvent.
The ideal was to use a small amount of ether if it would dissolve
readily and make up the rest with hexane. Because ether was low
boiling, it was easy to evaporate, and the less I had to add, the
less I had to evaporate. As the temperature of the flask began to
rise, I knew the ether was largely evaporated.
Ether is used in the extraction of natural products agent or
reaction medium. But the volatile ether, but with anesthesia, as
solvent use is subject to certain limitations. Ether is the first
successful trial of surgical anesthetic. Its advantage is powerful,
security, and the darling of liver toxicity, muscle relaxation more
complete, not increase drug use muscle relaxation. Shortcomings of
the mucous membrane irritation, narcotic longer induction period,
the risk of explosion combustion, and Potential adverse reactions
more, tend to use fewer or no.