In: Chemistry
Assume you have a sample of DEET that is contaminated by
m-toluic acid. Propose a method to remove the impurity,
explaining how that would work.
DEET and m-toluric acid mixture was dissolved in any organic
solvents then add the saturated NaHCO3 solution to the
mixture shake well for some time. The mixture was poured in to
separating funnel and separate the aqueous layer in this aqueous
layer contained m-toluricacid sodium salt so it will not come to
organic layer. In the organic layer contained pure DEET then
solvents was evaporated finally will get DEET only