I need help with these prelab questions please! The experiment is about extractions of a mixture. The mixture contains an acidic (either 3-chlorobenzoic or salicylic acid) and a neutral component (either biphenyl or acetanilide).
Pre-Lab Questions to Consider (week 1): 1. What are the possible combinations of structures that you can have as your unknowns? 2. Which of the two compounds in your unknown would you expect to be higher on the TLC 3. How do you expect the Rf of the spots to change given the four mixtures of different Draw their structures and identify any and all functional groups. plate? Why? unknowns? 4. What is the purpose of the saturated filter paper inside the TLC chamber?
