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Offline wafi

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how to purify an ester?
« on: February 16, 2014, 11:38:05 AM »
hello everybody.
i would like to ask the suitable procedure for my ester.
i have worked on an ester by synthesis of chloroacetic acid + ehtylene glycol + acrylic acid.

any suggestion for purification procedure please?

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Re: how to purify an ester?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014, 11:40:50 AM »
What do you think the structure of this ester is?
Purification methods, distillation, re-crystallisation, column chromatography.
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Re: how to purify an ester?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2014, 11:44:56 AM »
It would also be helpful to know what side products are likely to be present.

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