Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Neat:
A sample or process which is conducted in a liquid phase, without any
solvent
. The term is probably borrowed from bartending, where 'neat' refers to a single (unmixed) liquor, served by itself on 'on the rocks' (over
ice
).
Octan
-2-
ol
(neat)
Octan
-2-
ol
(
CCl
4
solution)
Compare the
infrared spectra
of
octan
-2-
ol
(neat) versus 2-octanol (in
CCl
4
solution). Note the shape of the
O-H
stretching
peak at ~ 3400
cm
-1
.
Whiskey, neat.
Whiskey, neat, rocks.
Related terms:
Gas phase
,
solubility
,
insoluble
,
miscible
,
immiscible
,
polar solvent
,
nonpolar solvent
,
protic solvent
,
aprotic solvent
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