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When performing the recrystallization of trimyristin, a _______ solvent was used?

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Trimyristin has three long non-polar tails, but also a head portion possess three polar carboxyl groups. The solvent used for the recrystallization is Acetone. However, the solvent Acetone is not considered a good solvent because it is miscible with water, no separation of two liquids would occur.

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