Question

Hello,

I missed this lab for organic chemistry and need to do a flowchart (extraction flowchart). This is the procedure and I am not sure whats going on with this part...

"Remove the organic phase and extract the aqueous layer with 15 mL of ethyl acetate."

How would I draw a flowchart for this?
Here is the rest of the procedure before that step if you need it...

1. In a 50 mL round bottom flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar, add 4.17 mmol of benzhydrol and 11.0 mL of ethyl acetate.

2. Stir the solution vigorously at room temp. and while stirring, add 11.0 mL of commercially available bleach (d=1.08 g/mL, conc. 8.25% NaOCl by mass) and 0.225 g (0.698 mmol) of phase transfer reagent tetrabutylammonium bromide.

3. The reaction should be completed in 1 hour. Remove the organic phase and extract the aqueous layer with 15 mL of ethyl acetate.

4. Wash the combined organic layers once with 15 mL of water.

5. Dry the organic layer with MgSO₄, tare a round bottomed flask, and after removal of the drying agent, evaporate the solvent to yield the desired ketone.

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