Sodium hydroxide was used to help separate benzoic acid and fluorenone because deprotonated benzoic acid (sodium benzoate) favorably partitions into the aqueous phase (and fluorenone does not). Would this procedure have worked without the sodium hydroxide (using simply neutral water)? Why or why not?

Sodium hydroxide was used to help separate benzoic acid and fluorenone because deprotonated benzoic acid (sodium benzoate) favorably partitions into the aqueous phase (and fluorenone does not). Would this procedure have worked without the sodium hydroxide (using simply neutral water)? Why or why not?

EBK A SMALL SCALE APPROACH TO ORGANIC L

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Chapter33: Triphenylmethanol And Benzoic Acid

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