Content Handbook F

MT 87 MATERIALS SOLUBLE IN CHLOROFORM

OUTLINE OF METHOD

The sample is extracted with hot chloroform, the chloroform is evaporated and the residue is dried and weighed. Alternatively the sample is shaken with cold chloroform, filtered, and the residue is dried to constant weight.

SCOPE:

The methods are suitable for samples which are freely soluble in chloroform.