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HCl in diethyl ether

simyaci - 14-9-2006 at 10:43

How can I prepare 1M HCl in diethyl ether complex. I would be very appreciate if anyone wuld help me.

woelen - 14-9-2006 at 12:40

Do you want the dry complex? In that case, bubble HCl gas (made by adding NaCl to H2SO4 and gentle heating) through ether. Making the concentration exactly 1 M can be done by making a higher concentration, determine its concentration by means of acid/base titration and dilute accordingly with more ether.

If you want to make the complex, dissolved in HCl, then simply add ether to the acid. The ether quickly dissolves in the acid, much better than it does in water.