My suggestion is to perform an extraction... but I want to make sure if im correct.
A co-worker is conducing a distillation on a mixture that includes a new precursor that will be used in the drug pipeline to differentiate alternate final products. The precursor melts at -20°C and boils at 163°C. While performing a simple distillation, the mixture in the boiling flask turns brown as the receiving flask collects distillate at 80.2°C. No distillate was collected near the target temperature.
At the team meeting your co-workers asks for advice. What do you suggest knowing only what is stated here?
Select one:
a. Perform another simple distillation
b. Perform a TLC
c. Perform a recrystallization
d. Perform a vacuum distillation
e. Perform a fractional distillation
f. Perform an extraction