Tacho
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Is it possible to "undo" the ferric/phenolate complex?
Adding ferric chloride to phenols usually creates a precipitate.
Is there a simple way to "undo" the ferric/phenolate complex? It would be a nice way to purify phenols, or even separate different phenols.
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jtkelectroman
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you should be able to distill it
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Thanks jtkelectronan, I'll try that.
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How about adding NaOH, filtering the FeOH2 (squeeze hard, or boil to form denser forms) and keep the soluble Na-phenolate?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chemoleo
How about adding NaOH, filtering the FeOH2 (squeeze hard, or boil to form denser forms) and keep the soluble Na-phenolate? |
Also a good idea...
Humm, maybe the precipitate I got in previous experiments with phenolates had a lot of FeOH2 in them since I added NaOH (carelessly) to phenols to
obtain the phenolate. Maybe the phenol/ferric complex does not usually precipitate like I thought. Separation may not be so simple without a
chromatography column.
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Try adding a solution of EDTA, and wait a while. The colored complex should disappear. Then distill (or extract) the phenol out (it distills with
water). Good luck getting your phenol from the water, though.
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