Slash - 9-3-2012 at 10:33
It's all pretty much in the title. I find my self in need of Ethanol and Acetic Acid and have access to Ethyl Acetate.
Am i crazy in thinking i could just buy the AcOEt, saponificate and distill off the EtOh ?
Or is there an azeotrope of some kind ?
[Edited on 9-3-2012 by ScienceSquirrel]
Adas - 9-3-2012 at 11:00
It is not really a saponification, but NaOH and EtOAc yields ethanol and NaOAc. The answer is YES!
Hexavalent - 9-3-2012 at 14:21
Slash . . .this video could be of use; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzgWq7Dtn3U
Slash - 15-3-2012 at 08:10
Thanks Hexavalent, just what i needed.
To think i'm already subscribed to this guy..
Hexavalent - 15-3-2012 at 08:44
Haha
The world is your oyster, you just have to find your way around. . . .yeah, that sounded better in my head!