It is proposed to isolate the crude product of ethyl acetate containing acetic acid, ethanol and water. The following diagram shows the flow chart of the isolation procedure. In parentheses in the fig

It is proposed to isolate the crude product of ethyl acetate containing acetic acid, ethanol and water. The following diagram shows the flow chart of the isolation procedure. In parentheses in the figure indicates the addition of appropriate reagents

(1) ethyl acetate; sodium acetate, ethanol; sodium acetate; acetic acid; ethanol (2) saturated sodium carbonate solution; sulfuric acid (3) partitioning of the liquid; distillation; distillation (4) removal of a small amount of water mixed with ethyl acetate (5) 2CH 3 COONa + H 2 SO 4 == Na 2 SO 4 +2CH 3 COOH