A sample of methylcyclohexane is suspected of being contaminated with toluene, from which it had been prepared

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A sample of methylcyclohexane is suspected of being contaminated with toluene, from which it had been prepared by hydrogenation. At 261 nm, toluene has a molar absorptivity ϵ = 224, whereas methylcyclohexane does not absorb at that wavelength (ϵ = 0). An ultraviolet spectrum of the contaminated methylcyclohexane (obtained in a 1.0 cm cell) shows an absorbance A 5 0.65 at 261 nm. Calculate the concentration of toluene in the methylcyclohexane.
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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