I am interested in performing a reaction for the synthesis of benzaldehyde via the oxidation of benzyl alcohol which involves using a mixture of catalytic pyridine and trichloroisocyanuric acid as oxidant, using sodium bicarbonate as base, here is the experimental procedure;
After filtering the reaction mixture to remove the sodium bicarbonate, I am considering adding brine to separate the aqueous phase however the polar aprotic solvent (dimethylformamide) dissolves the benzaldehyde presumably. I am wondering how a chemist would approach isolating the benzaldehyde.
After filtering the reaction mixture to remove the sodium bicarbonate, I am considering adding brine to separate the aqueous phase however the polar aprotic solvent (dimethylformamide) dissolves the benzaldehyde presumably. I am wondering how a chemist would approach isolating the benzaldehyde.
