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Title: Immiscible solvent that dissolves acetaminophen or aspirin
Post by: caedotinks on September 28, 2014, 07:43:21 PM

I have a aqueous solution with aspirin and acetaminophen. I know I can chose which of these solutes to extract by manipulating pH to either protonate or de-protonate either compound. However, I need a solvent for extracting each of the dissolved compounds using a separatory funnel. I have been checking solubility charts and miscibility charts, but am having a hard time finding a solvent that is both immiscible in water and dissolves acetaminophen or aspirin. Anybody have any suggestions for a solvent that I could use or another way to pull one of the two solutes out of aqueous solution?

Thanks,
Caeden

Title: Re: Immiscible solvent that dissolves acetaminophen or aspirin
Post by: phth on September 28, 2014, 08:02:07 PM

What Intermolecular forces do water have that others don't?