Isolation of Trimyristin Lab Results #2

The percent yield could be increased by changing the ether used in the reaction. Although trimyristin and tert-butyl methyl ether have similar polarities, tert-butyl methyl ether has a higher boiling point than many other ethers. By substituting the tert-butyl methyl ether with another ether with a similar polarity to trimyristin and a lower boiling point, the heating process will be more efficient and there will be less contamination.