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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Explain why diethyl ether is a superior solvent to hexane for extracting caffeine from an aqueous solution.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it must have something to do with the Oxygen in diethyl ether where hexane is just a 6 carbon chain

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