When you place a saturated sodium bicarbonate solution in with the mixture in the separatory funnel, a gas should be evolved. Is this evidence your desired product is present?

Answer

The desired product should contain acidic group like -COOH group.

Explanation:

Saturated sodium bicarbonate solution will react with a acid compound which contain in reaction mixture and produce CO2 gas.

We have the reaction has;  

NaHCO3 (aq) + R-COOH (aq) > R-COONa (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)

Therefore.

The desired product will contain acidic group like -COOH (carboxylic acid group).

to make a supersaturated solution, make a saturated solution of sugar by adding 360 grams of sugar to 100 ml of water at 80 degrees celsius. when the water cools back down to 25 degrees, that 360 grams of sugar will still be dissolved even though the water should only dissolve 210 grams of sugar.