[vanklik]

During the purification process in preparation of ethyl ethanoate how could I reduce the loss of the product when tranfering from one container to another? Do I rinse the container with a distilled water?

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[stewie griffin]

You should rinse with whatever solvent is appropriate. To transfer organic reaction products it's probably not wise to use water b/c 1) lots or organic compounds are nonpolar and thus may not be very soluble in water 2) water is a pain to remove.
If I'm transferring from one container to another I usually rinse with dichloromethane. Once everything is in the new container and I've rinsed a few times, I remove the dichloromethane so that all that's left in my new container is my product.