Table 5.
Water concentrations of each of the reaction components.
| System | Water concentration [ppm] |
|---|---|
| MTBE[a] | 200 |
| MeHNL-CLEA[b] | 7800 |
| benzaldehyde (1)[c] | 400 |
| acetone cyanohydrin (2)[c] | 5100 |
| total | 13 500 |
Directly from a Sure/Seal bottle.
The CLEA was suspended in dry MTBE and stirred for 24 h. A sample of solvent was then injected into the Karl Fischer titrator.
Samples of freshly distilled reagents were injected directly into the Karl-Fischer titrator.