What might be the result if you skipped the ether washing step of the distillate

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What might be the result if you skipped the ether washing step of the distillate when isolating citral from lemongrass oil via steam distillation?

Select the best answer.

a. the amount of citral in the solution would be reduced

b. the distillate would contain various water soluble impurities

c. the ether would contain various water soluble impurities

d. the amount of the citral in the ether would be increased

e. only one diastereomer of citral would be recovered.

Please provide explanation as well.

Explanation / Answer

What might be the result if you skipped the ether washing step of the distillate when isolating citral from lemongrass oil via steam distillation?

Answer = a. the amount of citral in the solution would be reduced

If we skipped the ether washing step of the distillation when isolating citral, it is not possible to isolate complete amount of citral.the product yield may br decreases.

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