Drying organic compounds

The analysis of the electrolyzed solutions by HPLC allowed the determination of lactic and dimethyltartaric acids.78-81 A chemical step of esterification is necessary to separate and isolate the reaction products. However, the aqueous electrolyte was removed at the end of electrolysis to recover dry organic compounds free from inorganic ions. The esterified corresponding products were separated by flash chromatography and then identified spectroscopically by GC-MS-MS, and 13C NMR1 (Figure 21.25). 

The ethereal extracts are then united, dried with a suitable drying agent and filtered. The filtrate is then cautiously distilled, the ether being first distilled and finally the organic compound if volatile if the compound is solid, the crude residue is purified by recrystallisation. Very great care must be taken on all occasions when ether is distilled because of the risk of fire or of an explosion full experimental details for this operation are given, both on p. 8o (Preparation of Ether) and on p. 164 (Pre-... 

Meanwhile, the organic compound can be prepared for analysis whilst the sealed end C (Fig. 72) of the Carius tube has been cooling dow n. For this purpose, thoroughly clean and dry a small tube, which is about 6 cm. long and 8-10 mm. w ide. Weigh it carefully, supporting it on the balance pan either by means of a small stand of aluminium foil, or by a short section of a perforated rubber stopper (Fig. 73 (A) and (B) respectively) alternatively the tube may be placed in a small beaker on the balance pan, or suspended above the pan by a small hooked wire girdle. 

DRYING OF LIQUIDS OR OF SOLUTIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS... 

Sodium and potassium hydroxides. The use of these efficient reagents is generally confined to the drying of amines (soda lime, barium oxide and quicklime may also be employed) potassium hydroxide is somewhat superior to the sodium compound. Much of the water may be first removed by shaking with a concentrated solution of the alkali hydroxide. They react with many organic compounds (e.g., acids, phenols, esters and amides) in the presence of water, and are also soluble in certain organic liquids so that their use as desiccants is very limited... 

The common drying agents that are suitable for various classes of organic compounds are listed in Table II, 39. 

The most common interfering substance, especially with alcohols of low mole cular weight, is water this may result in an inaccurate interpretation of the test if applied alone. Most of the water may usually be removed by shaking with a little anhydrous calcium sulphate,. though dry ethers (and also the saturated aliphatic and the simple aromatic hydrocarbons) do not react with sodium, many other classes of organic compounds do. Thus ... 

Fig. 2. Overall schematic of solid fuel combustion (1). Reaction sequence is A, heating and drying B, solid particle pyrolysis C, oxidation and D, post-combustion. In the oxidation sequence, left and center comprise the gas-phase region, tight is the gas—solids region. Noncondensible volatiles include CO, CO2, CH4, NH, H2O condensible volatiles are C-6—C-20 compounds oxidation products are CO2, H2O, O2, N2, NO, gaseous organic compounds are CO, hydrocarbons, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulates are inerts, condensation products, and solid carbon products.

For aqueous inks, the resins are water- or alkali-soluble or dispersible and the solvent is mosdy water containing sufficient alcohol (as much as 25%) to help solubilize the resin. To keep the alkah-soluble resin in solution, pH must be maintained at the correct level. Advances include the development of uv inks. These are high viscosity inks that require no drying but are photocurable by uv radiation. In these formulations, the solvent is replaced by monomers and photoinitiators that can be cross-linked by exposure to uv radiation. The advantage of this system is the complete elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) as components of the system and better halftone print quaUty. Aqueous and uv inks are becoming more popular as environmental pressure to reduce VOC increases. 

The primary Cr—O bonded species is cbromium (VT) oxide, CrO, which is better known as chromic acid [1115-74-5], the commercial and common name. This compound also has the aliases chromic trioxide and chromic acid anhydride and shows some similarity to SO. The crystals consist of infinite chains of vertex-shared CrO tetrahedra and are obtained as an orange-red precipitate from the addition of sulfuric acid to the potassium or sodium dichromate(VI). Completely dry CrO is very dark red to red purple, but the compound is deflquescent and even traces of water give the normal mby red color. Cbromium (VT) oxide is a very powerful oxidi2er and contact with oxidi2able organic compounds may cause fires or explosions. 

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