Recrystallization in the case of two solvents

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Homework Statement



In point form briefly explain how you would go about recrystallizing a compound very soluble in solvent A at room temperature and sparingly soluble in solven B at the bp of B.




The Attempt at a Solution


-Add 1g of compound to a conical flask
-Add 4ml of solvent B to the conical flask and heat to just below bp
-To this, add solvent A until compound is barely dissolved.
-Allow the solution to cool slowly in order for the crystals to grow and filter using Buchner funnel and aspirator.
-Rinse crystals using cold solvent B.

I used solvent B first because generally the compund should be sparingly soluble in the solvent at room temp and the compound is very soluble in A.

I rinsed the crystals in cold solvent B so as to not dissolve the crystals again as the compound is very soluble in A

Is this correct?
 
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