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What is the Disadvantage of ether as an extracting solvent?

April 26, 2017disadvantage ether extracting solvent

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What is the Disadvantage of ether as an extracting solvent?

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Also, ether tends to form peroxides if left for a long period of time, which become explosive when concentrated (since these peroxides have a higher boiling point than that of ether). When removing your solvent after extraction, never evaporate ether to dryness. Always add some hexane near the end of the evaporation to co-evap any possible peroxides.