What is the difference between hexanes and petroleum ether
Oct 19, 2016 · My understanding is that they're fairly similar, but hexanes is purified to be mostly hexanes, whereas for petroleum ether, you get a mixture of hydrocarbons that boil in a given …
Is carbon dioxide soluble in petroleum ether, and why?
Sep 21, 2019 · CO2 is somewhat soluble in water (1.7 g/L at 20°C) and I understand that it's mostly NOT because it forms carbonic acid: it's just dissolved CO2 molecules. Why wouldn't …
Solvent for recrystallization of benzoic acid? - Chemistry Stack …
May 21, 2017 · If you look up the entry for benzoic acid in Purification of Laboratory Chemicals, Armagero and Perrin, several solvents are suggested: Benzoic acid has been crystallised from …
What is the order of the following compounds based on polarity?
Jun 13, 2015 · While "petroleum ether" confusingly means a mixture of volatile liquid hydrocarbons, "petroleum benzene" doesn't seem to be a specific solvent, and appears to just …
Polymers which are miscible in oil - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jan 5, 2020 · Can someone suggest me a list of polymers or some paper where I may find polymers that are soluble in oils like silicon oil, mustard oil, coconut oil, bean oil or petroleum …
Suitable solvents for column chromatography - Chemistry Stack …
Oct 12, 2015 · Why are 100% hexane or 100% ethyl acetate never used as eluents in column chromatography?
What type of intermolecular forces will dominate Diethyl ether?
Apr 8, 2014 · Is Diethyl ether (also known as ethyl ether) a polar molecule? What type of intermolecular forces dominate it? Dipole-Dipole Interactions, London Dispersion Forces or …
Why did this synthesis of Aspirin fail? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Add 15 mL of diethyl ether and 1 g of aspirin to a 50-mL Erlenmeyer flask. Then heat the reaction with a hot water bath at about 50°C. Take off the flask and add 15 mL of petroleum ether to …
How can I use a solvent gradient in column chromatography?
Jan 27, 2019 · I am working to use the column, there are a lot of videos which explain it, but I don't understand this statement in the procedure. The residue was finally purified by column …
What is "mineral spirits"? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
May 2, 2017 · Mineral spirits goes by many names, including "white spirit" and "paint thinner", and is basically just a hydrocarbon solvent mixture. According to this Wikipedia article: White spirit …