Cyclohexane Extraction

Extraction involves dissolving a compound or compounds either from a solid into a solvent or from a solution into another solvent. In extractions it is important to mix the layers very well to get a clear visual of the two solvents in the solutions. We use the solvent extraction techniques to effectively separate an organic, Base, Acid and neutral compounds. Within each of these layers the experiment is modified to fit each of the different situations. So when looking at the solids, carboxylic acid, the amine and the ketone you can clearly see they are all soluble in diethyl ether. They are all soluble due to their chemical properties and molecular structures.
The structural formula ethyl is composed of a cyclohexene ring and attached to the ends of the ring are an ester and amine group. When looking at the molecular formula you can see that ethyl is slightly soluble in water. Since it has this property it contains hydrogen bonding as well as dipole-dipole forces, two of the strongest and most significant forces that affect the solubility of the solution. Each separate group has hydrogen’s bonded on to the group, so either the oxygen’s having …show more content…
The cyclohexane is on both sides of the cyclopentane structure. The intermolecular forces that are affecting the solubility are they hydrogen bonds, dipole-dipole forces as well as some London dispersion forces. The hydrogen and dipole-dipole forces are the strongest while the London dispersion forces are the weakest. The ketones and oxygen’s are bonding to water. This structure is also slightly soluble in water do to the side groups, the ketones, are slightly polar. When looking at the overall structure the polar molecules are going to get dissolved by the water due to the fact that the like is going to dissolve like. The thing that would increase the rate of the reaction is adding in more acid like previously done to the