[gobuckskb9]

In my lab class we made Sulfanilamide from Acetanilide.
There are two question that I have to know for my final that I can't seem to get my head around.

1. why does the solution go from a suspension of material to a clear solution in the amide hydrolysis with aqueous HCl at the end of the synthesis?

2. Why did basification of the aforementioned hydrolysis reaction (work-up) lead to the formation of a precipitate?

I just can't figure out why these things are happening, any insight would be appreciated.

[nj_bartel]

Consider the solubility of NaCl in water, compared to say, benzene.

Why is it more soluble?

Now consider some properties of amines, and look at what's in the solution.