a) If you mistakenly extracted the ether solution first with NaOH solution and then with NaHCO3 solution, no crystals would be produced upon acidification of the NaHCO3 layer. Briefly explain.
b) What product would you obtain if you evaporated the water from the NaOH layer prior to acidifying the layer?
c) Suppose that you used dichloromethane instead of tert-butylmethyl ether as the nonpolar solvent in this experiment. What changes in the procedure would you make in view of the fact that dichloromethane is more dense than water?