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How can I adjust the pH of organic solvents?

Alex Benson  Follow

Can i use inorganic acid or base

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Dare Robertson  Follow

Dear Pardha,
Just following up on Vicente's good recommendation to you.  You may likewise  use organic acids such as benzoic acid (or trifluoroacetic acid or formic acid or acetic acid) to adjust the acidity of your diluent.  
Best regards,
Mike

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Chris Nash  Follow

If you want to use inorganic acid - Go for OPA to adjust the pH of the mobile phase. Because OPA is a weak acid.
And regarding basic- Go for TEA.

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Anil de Silva  Follow

Hello,
If you want to make the "pH basic of dibenzyl ether" you can add an organic base for example Et3N or (iPr)2EtN. Remember that the pH scale is defined for water as the solvent and this is not used for organic solvents.
Hope this helps
Best regards
Vicente

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Claudio Giomini  Follow

you can use organic base if you want to increase pH, Or use organic acids (Phosphoric acid)if you want to decrease pH

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Brian Maina  Follow

Hello, could you please advise widely available organic acids and bases to adjust pH?

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Cramer Beasly  Follow

You can not change the pH of the organic solvent. Why do you want to change?

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