Question5 0.38/0.5 points Getting compounds to react is usually easy, isolating

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Question5 0.38/0.5 points Getting compounds to react is usually easy, isolating the desired product on the other hand can be more dificult. This is especially true for the synthesis of cholesteryl nonanate, which produces two products. Which of the following statements is/are true? There may be more than one true statement select all true statements. The desired product will be precipitated out using methanol then isolated by filtration Both products are soluble in triethylamine Methanol is used to precipitate out the triethylammonium chloride The undesirable product is triethylammonium chloride. Hide Feedback

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1):Cholesteryl nonanoate has low solubility in methanol,and so it precipitates more easily in methanol.

Nonanoyl Chloride + Cholesterol in pyridine------------------ cholesteryl nonanoate + pyridinuum hydrochloride

3): methanol is used to precipitate cholesteryl nonanate.

4): Undesired product is pyridinium hydrochloride.

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