Question: (a) Why is it difficult to extract the EDTA complex of aluminum into an organic solvent but easy to extract the 8-hydroxyquinoline complex? (b) If

(a) Why is it difficult to extract the EDTA complex of aluminum into an organic solvent but easy to extract the 8-hydroxyquinoline complex?
(b) If you need to bring the EDTA complex into the organic solvent, should you add a phase transfer agent with a hydrophobic cation or a hydrophobic anion?

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