Unit 4

Unit 4B: Making Nail Vanish Remover Introduction In the manufacture of ethyl ethanoate, there are a few techniques used, one of them being reflux. The principle behind using reflux is that it boils the reactants without losing any product or reactant, especially through vapour or gas. In the reaction there is a round bottom flask containing the reactants and a condenser with a water inlet and output. Due to organic chemicals being inherently unstable, when heated they will evaporate, res...