Answer to Question #160349 in Organic Chemistry for Stephanie Clark

Question

1)   The structure of benzoic acid is shown below. pKa = 4.2 If one chose to recrystallize this compound from water would pH make a difference in the effectiveness of the recrystallization. Explain using words and pictures.

Answer 1

as the PH increases the recovery of Benzoic acid by the Recrystallisation process decreases