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Using an ice bath, cool 10mL of saturated sodium bisulfite solution; then add, drop by drop,...

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Using an ice bath, cool 10mL of saturated sodium bisulfitesolution; then add, drop by drop, 5mL of 2-pentanone. Stir thesolution until there is precipitation of a solid. Add 25 mL ofethanol to encourage precipitation; then filter the crystals andwash them with 5 ml of ethanol. The product is a bisulfite additionadduct. What makes the Bisulfite product soluble in 10% NaOH butinsoluble in 10% HCl. What does ethanol do to the product in thisreaction? Provide a mechanism.

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Since the above product is a sodium saltit gets dissolved in room temperature water so it is advisable touse cold NaHSO3 solution in the    See Answer
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