Isolation of acetanilide

Recall that in the "Separation" of the mixture you removed benzoic acid* and 4-bromoaniline* by converting each to its corresponding water-soluble salt*.

Acetanilide* (a neutral compound*) remained dissolved in the dichloromethane* (CH2Cl2) solution. Neutral compounds do not undergo salt formation.

The dichloromethane solution should be washed with water to remove water-soluble inorganic impurities, then dried, and the excess dichloromethane removed.

What will you do to remove the solvent (CH2Cl2) from acetanilide?

Back extraction
Filtration
Distillation

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