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Offline uracowman

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why is 15 molar acetic acid used as a solvent
« on: August 05, 2009, 03:39:34 PM »
Could anyone explain to me why 15 molar acetic acid is used when you run a reaction when you brominate different rings (phenol, 4-bromophenol, anisole, ect...). The answer cannot be that acetic acid dissolves everything.
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Re: why is 15 molar acetic acid used as a solvent
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2009, 05:04:33 PM »
I forgot to mention that the 15 molar acetic acid is mixed with bromine before the mixture is poured into each of the ring molecules.
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Re: why is 15 molar acetic acid used as a solvent
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2009, 12:22:37 AM »
from wikipedia:
"{...}  Bromine is slightly soluble in water, and highly soluble in carbon disulfide, aliphatic alcohols (such as methanol), and acetic acid."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromine
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