Usually the aqueous layer is extracted multiple times with organic. This is more common during a certain lab experiment but in the synthesis of n-Hexyl acetate reaction the organic layer is extracted multiple times with water. why we have to do it this way for this specific reaction?
Usually the aqueous layer is extracted multiple times with organic. This is more common during a certain lab experiment but in the synthesis of n-Hexyl acetate reaction the organic layer is extracted multiple times with water. why we have to do it this way for this specific reaction?
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Usually the aqueous layer is extracted multiple times with organic. This is more common during a certain lab experiment but in the synthesis of n-Hexyl acetate reaction the organic layer is extracted multiple times with water. why we have to do it this way for this specific reaction?
![Synthesis of Hexyl Acetate via an Sn2 Reaction.
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Transcribed Image Text:Synthesis of Hexyl Acetate via an Sn2 Reaction.
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