Diethyl Ether
What does diethyl ether do in the esterification of salicylic acid?
[2010-02-27 08:31:08]

Q: I'm writing a mechanism for the esterification of salicylic acid using thionyl cloride. Then water and diethyl ether. Then sodium bicarbonate.

I remember in lab that when the diethyl ether was added, it was just a washing process. But

A: You need to give more info on what you did. Looking at your sketchy procedure there is stuff missing. What was the objective of the experiment. In any event, the diethyl ether would have been a wash solvent or an extraction solvent; it would not react

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Why is diethyl ether is more soluble in water than dihexyl ether?
[2008-05-18 23:01:58]

Why is diethyl ether is more soluble in water than dihexyl ether? Would you expect propane or diethyl ether to be more soluble in water? Why?


that is because hexyl group is more NON-POLAR and bulky than ethyl group.. giving much more repulsion to polar water molecule...

hope I help you with that .. goodluck and godbless!

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Why are molecules more soluble in diethyl ether than in water?
[2009-10-04 10:34:21]

Does it react with the molecules? (suppose that the molecules are glucose, p-toluidine, benzoic acid, and 2-naphthol)
Is diethyl ether polar?


There is a simple rule that is easy to remember and follow..."like dissolves like". What it means is that solvents which possess certain physical characteristics will dissolve solutes that possess similar physical characteristics. At it's most

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What mass ( g ) of the solvent tetrahydrofuran should be combined with 0.6713 L of the solute diethyl ether to?
[2009-05-04 23:51:26]

What mass ( g ) of the solvent tetrahydrofuran should be combined with 0.6713 L of the solute diethyl ether to produce a solution that is 1.45 m diethyl ether.


_____molality is moles of solute / kg solvent

here THF is the solvent and Et2) is the solute

moles solute = 671.3 ml * d Et2O g/ml / MW Et2O g/mole = ?? moles Et2O

1.45m = 1.45 moles / kg = ?? mole / x kg of