Here is a flowchart for the separation of a mixture of a primary aliphatic amine (RNH, pK, 10.8), a carboxylic acid (RCOOH, pK, 5), and a phenol (ArOH, pK¸ 10). Assume that each is insoluble in water but soluble in diethyl ether. The mixture is separated into fractions A, B, and C. Which fraction contains the amine, which contains the carboxylic acid, and which contains the phenol? A mixture of three compounds RCOOH RNH, Amine Carboxylic acid Phenol ArOH Dissohve in dieshyl esher Mix with HCI, HO Ether layer Aquecous layer Add NalICO, HO Add diechyf echer., NaOH, H0 Aqueous layer Edher laver Aqueous laver Ether layer Add diechyl echer. HCI, H,0 Evaporate ether Evaporate ether B Aqueous laver Echer layer Evaporate ether

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Here is a flowchart for the separation of a mixture of a primary aliphatic amine
(RNH, pK, 10.8), a carboxylic acid (RCOOH, pK, 5), and a phenol (AROH,
pK, 10). Assume that each is insoluble in water but soluble in diethyl ether.
The mixture is separated into fractions A, B, and C. Which fraction contains the
amine, which contains the carboxylic acid, and which contains the phenol?
A mixture of three compounds
RNH,
Amine Carboxylic acid Phenol
RCOOH
AFOH
Dissolve in diethyl ether
Mix with HCI, HLO
Ether layer
Aqueous layer
Add NafICO, H,O
Add diechyl echer, NaOH, H,0
Aqueous layer
Aqueous layer
Ether laver
Ether layer
Add diethyl ether. HCI, H,0
Evaporate ether
Evaporate ether
B
Aqueonus layer
Ether layer
Evaporate ether
Transcribed Image Text:Here is a flowchart for the separation of a mixture of a primary aliphatic amine (RNH, pK, 10.8), a carboxylic acid (RCOOH, pK, 5), and a phenol (AROH, pK, 10). Assume that each is insoluble in water but soluble in diethyl ether. The mixture is separated into fractions A, B, and C. Which fraction contains the amine, which contains the carboxylic acid, and which contains the phenol? A mixture of three compounds RNH, Amine Carboxylic acid Phenol RCOOH AFOH Dissolve in diethyl ether Mix with HCI, HLO Ether layer Aqueous layer Add NafICO, H,O Add diechyl echer, NaOH, H,0 Aqueous layer Aqueous layer Ether laver Ether layer Add diethyl ether. HCI, H,0 Evaporate ether Evaporate ether B Aqueonus layer Ether layer Evaporate ether
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