Sciencemadness Discussion Board

Solvent Extraction of an Acetate Salt

crestind - 19-1-2017 at 15:55

Is this possible with acetate salts like ferrous acetate? Would diethyl ether do it?

DraconicAcid - 19-1-2017 at 17:19

Acetates tend to be quite water-soluble, and I doubt that any of them would be soluble in ether (apart from some which would be easily hydrolyzed by water).