[dndisilvio]

I am working on my lab report, and having some trouble with 2 of the questions...

Outline a separation scheme for isolating triphenylmethanol.

How do I go about doing this?


The other is attached as a photo. Thank you!

[Dan]

I am working on my lab report, and having some trouble with 2 of the questions...

Outline a separation scheme for isolating triphenylmethanol.

How do I go about doing this?

Isolation is purification. It is not possible to suggest a successful isolation/purification method without knowing what the triphenylmethanol is mixed/contaminated with.

The other is attached as a photo. Thank you!

Start by googling "Grignard reaction", or better, look it up in the index of your text book.

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[dndisilvio]

I didn't know how to start it and thus had no attempt to post.

The reagent was phenylmagnesium bromide. The primary impurity is biphenyl.

Would the separation scheme just be reiterating the procedure we used to purify the triphenylmethanol in the experiment?

[Arkcon]

Would the separation scheme just be reiterating the procedure we used to purify the triphenylmethanol in the experiment?

Possibly.  What was the separation scheme?  What sort of organic functional groups was the separation scheme meant to work on?  What the separation scheme work on the product of a Grignard reaction with biphenyi?  You'll have to work out the outcome of a Grignard reaction on biphenyl to answer that question. 

Once you get started on these questions, you'll be better able to handle any other problems.