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Chemistry · Glossary

What is Work-up?

Definition 35.4 University Chemistry — Year 2 · Chapter 35 — Lab Techniques II: Synthesis and Analysis in Practice

The work-up of a reaction is the sequence of operations, after the reaction, that turns the reaction mixture into the crude product: quenching, extraction and washing, drying, filtration and evaporation of the solvent.

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