Question 2

The products produced when carbamyl (1) is metabolized in the body, include carbon dioxide (CO2), methylamine (3), and naphthol (4). How would you separate compound (4) from the aqueous metabolic mixture?


Carbamyl (1) Methylamine (3) Naphthol (4)
  1. Extract the aqueous mixture with 1MHCl.
  2. Extract the aqueous mixture with dichloromethane.
  3. Extract the aqueous mixture with 1MNaOH.
  4. Extract the aqueous mixture with 1MNaHCO3.
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