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what is the use of adding anhydrous sodium sulfate to acetalinide (organic phase). What is observed?...

what is the use of adding anhydrous sodium sulfate to acetalinide (organic phase). What is observed? Write a balanced chemical equation?

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Anhydrous sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) is typically used in organic chemistry as a drying agent. After aqueous extractions the organic layer always has a certain amount of water left in it. Adding anhydrous sodium sulfate removes this water by forming the sodium sulfate hydrate, which conveniently is also a solid allowing it to be filtered away.

Sodium sulphate reacts readily with water at room temperature to form hydrates up to sodium sulphate decahydrate, NaSO4⋅10H2O

NaSO4+10H2O⟶NaSO4⋅10H2O

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