Two Compounds:  3-methylbutyric acid and 4,5-dimethyldecane   Suppose you took your two compounds, dissolved them in tertbutyl methyl ether and then added them to a separatory funnel. Now suppose you add in aqueous sodium bicarbonate. _____________________ will be dissolved in the terbutyl methyl ether. ________________________ will be dissolved in the aqueous sodium bicarbonate layer. Draw the EXACT chemical structure that will exist in each of the layers after shaking with sodium bicarbonate. (Is it neutral or charged?)

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Two Compounds:  3-methylbutyric acid and 4,5-dimethyldecane  

Suppose you took your two compounds, dissolved them in tertbutyl methyl ether and then added them to a separatory funnel. Now suppose you add in aqueous sodium bicarbonate.

_____________________ will be dissolved in the terbutyl methyl ether.

________________________ will be dissolved in the aqueous sodium bicarbonate layer.

Draw the EXACT chemical structure that will exist in each of the layers after shaking with sodium bicarbonate. (Is it neutral or charged?)

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