Greeting All Fellow Listoids,
Once upon a time, long long ago, in a far away land (lab), I put two liquids in a flask. One of these liquids had a compound in it that migrated to the other liquid. Since the to liquids would not mix I could decant off the liquid that had lost the compound and via another reaction release the compound from the remaining liquid. Can I do this with ethanol in water, losing the ethanol to an oil (whatever)? After that react said oil with something else to release pure ethanol.
In the past I have asked such questions and received resounding silence. Egotism suggests I ask a question that has stumped the best, but practicality may indicate it was a less than intelligent (stupid) question.
Hope springs eternal.
Regards,
Bill