Part III

Good idea! Your solution is not yet basic enough to favor the final step of your reaction.

Continue adding KOH dropwise until the pH is sufficiently high.
The pH indicator strip below shows the acidity of the solution after drops 1 through 4.

photo shows a piece of pH indicator paper on a lab bench with four spots; from left to right, they are dark green, turquoise, blue, and purple in color; also visible is the pH paper container, which features a key showing the colors associated with a pH of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12

Isolate the final product.

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