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Organic Chemistry Ch. 12 - Separations and Purifications
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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 2
04/20/2016

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Extraction

 

Definition
  • combines two immiscible liquids, one of which easily dissolves the compound of interest
  • polar layer is the aqueous phase and dissolves compounds with hydrogen bonding or polarity
  • nonpolary layer is called the organic phase and dissolves nonpolar compounds
Term
What is a wash?
Definition
the reverse of extraction, in which a small amount of solute that dissolves impurities is run over the compound of interest
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filtration
Definition
  • isolates a solid (residue) from a liquid (filtrate)
  • gravity filtration - used when the product of interest is in the filtrate
  • vacuum filtration - used when the product of interest is a solid
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recrystallization
Definition
  • the product is dissolved in a minimum amount of hot solvent; if hte impurities are more soluble, the crystals will reform while the flask cools, excluding the impurities
  • takes advantages of differences in solubility
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distillation
Definition
  • separates liquids by differences in boiling points; liquid with lowest boiling point will vaporize first and be collected as distillate
  • simple distillation - used if the boiling points are under 150oC and are at least 25oC apart
  • vacuum distillation - used if the boiling points are over 150oC to prevent degradation of the product
  • fractional distillation - used if the boiling points are less than 25oC apart because it allows more refined separation of liquids by boiling point
Term
chromatography
Definition
  • use two phases to separate compounds based on physical or chemical properties
  • stationary phase or adsorbent is usually polar
  • mobile phase runs through stationary phase
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thin layer chromatography
Definition
used to identify a sample; stationary phase is polar and commonly silica, alumina or paper
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ion-exchange chromatography
Definition
type of column chromatography that uses beads coated with charges substances to bind compounds with the opposite charge and separate compounds based on ionic properties
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size-exclusion chromatography
Definition
type of column chromatography which uses beads with small pores which trap smaller compounds and allow larger compounds to travel through faster; separates based on size
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affinity chromatography
Definition
a form of column chromatography that usees beads coated with a receptor or antibody so that they have a high affinity for a specific compound
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gas chromatography
Definition

separates vaporizable compounds according to how well they adhere to the adsorbent in the column

  • the stationary phase is a coil of crushed metal or a polymer
  • the mobile phase is a nonreactive gase
  • may be combined in sequence with mass spectrometry
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high-performance liquid chromatography
Definition
uses sophisticated computer-mediated solvent and temperature gradients; it is used if the sample size is small or if forces such as capillary action will affect results
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