Author Topic: Problem with Rochelle Salt  (Read 1218 times)

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eve

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Problem with Rochelle Salt
« on: November 17, 2003, 10:26:00 AM »
SWIM accidently added the rochelle salt into the 2,5-dimethoxy-nitropropane when doing the washing. Now all the oil is cloudy.  :(  What to do now ? Is it all spoilt ??

Rhodium

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washing out rochelle salt
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2003, 02:48:00 PM »
Dissolve the nitropropane in a non-polar solvent, wash out the rochelle salt with water followed by brine, then dry the non-polar solution over MgSO4 and evaporate the solvent. Now your nitropropane is back.