Would you be able to isolate either Citral from lemon grass or 1-propanol from Aloe africana by steam distillation? Briefly explain your answer for each case.

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Would you be able to isolate either Citral from lemon grass or 1-propanol from Aloe africana
by steam distillation? Briefly explain your answer for each case.

 

 

 

Citral is composed of geranial and neral:
H₂C
CH3
CH3
Geranlal
CHO
H₂C
CH3
Neral
CH3
CHO
Transcribed Image Text:Citral is composed of geranial and neral: H₂C CH3 CH3 Geranlal CHO H₂C CH3 Neral CH3 CHO
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