Re: TOJC

mcgillsa@plu.edu
Tue, 10 Dec 1996 22:23:44 -0800 (PST)

Hi there... I don't know if this is the only reason why, but keeping water
out of the reaction didn't allow a white precipitate to form. I imagine
this was some sort of compound formed with the ether/Mg/acid mixture. I
don't think the compound itself is important... Good luck.
Shana M.

On Tue, 10 Dec 1996 johnstsl@plu.edu wrote:

>
> I knopw this is a stupid question but does anyone know why we had to be so
> scrupulous about keeping water out of our Grignard reaction in lab? I
> can't seem to figure this out. (Its dead week! Give me a break!)
>
> Study hard fellow students! We're almost done!!!!
>
> JOHNSTSL@PLU.EDU
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