Separation of Acidic, Basic, and Neutral Compounds:
Why is it important to treat solution A with HCL before
extracting with dichloromethane?What would happen if this step were
eliminated?
A mixture containing acidic, basic, and neutral compounds can be
separated by acidic and basic properties. Commercial headache
tablets, such as Excedrine, contain Aspirin (Acidic), Acetaminophen
(Neutral), and Caffeine (Basic).
Procedure:
1st)Weigh two headache tablets.
2nd)Crush using a mortal and pestle.
3rd)Dissolve the crushed tablets in 25mL of dichloromethane.
Some solid binder...