Separation technique question

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krzymel

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on: Oct 11, 2014

Can someone help me understand why it is not possible for 1-hexene and 2-
bromohexane to be separated by recrystallization, and the extraction techiniques. I know that distillation is the most effective technique. Is it because of the purity of the resulting compounds?

Celeste

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Reply #1 on: May 22, 2019

This topic holds the answer:

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