TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The organic compound is a 2-6C monohydric alcohol, a 2-6C carboxylic acid or 2-6C aldehyde or ketone. The aqueous mixture is a fermentation broth or partially processed fermentation broth. The extraction liquid in method (M4) is a liquid containing compound of formula (I), (II) or (III). The proportion of extraction liquid phase to aqueous carrier phase is at least about 10%. Preferred Process: The continuous process (M3) for extracting an organic compound from an aqueous mixture, involves contacting the aqueous mixture with an extraction liquid containing compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) to form a biphasic composition comprising an aqueous phase and an extraction liquid phase; maintaining the extraction liquid phase in contact with the aqueous phase for a residence time to allow at least some of the organic compound to migrate into the extraction liquid phase to form an extraction liquid phase containing some of the organic compound; adding more extraction liquid to the extraction liquid phase containing the organic compound or to the aqueous phase while the extraction liquid phase containing the organic compound and the aqueous phase remain in contact with each other; and concurrently removing a portion of the extraction liquid phase containing the organic compound from the biphasic composition while the extraction liquid phase containing the organic compound and the aqueous phase remain in contact with each other. In method (M1), the extraction liquid phase and aqueous phase of the biphasic composition are mixed before the extraction liquid phase is separated from the aqueous phase. The method (M1) further involves separating at least a portion of the organic compound from the extract solution comprising the organic compound. The method (M1) is a continuous extraction method; or is a co-current, counter-current or cross-current continuous extraction method. In method (M1), the fermentation is operated in batch or fed-batch or continuous mode. In method (M1), the step of contacting the aqueous mixture with an extraction liquid containing compound of formula (I), (II) or (III) to produce a biphasic mixture is performed at a temperature above about 30 degrees C. The method (M2) further involves recovering at least a portion of the acetic acid from the extraction liquid phase. The aqueous mixture in method (M2) has a pH of less than or equal to 9 (preferably less than or equal to 5). In the method (M2), the first extraction liquid phase is separated from the aqueous phase, and the aqueous phase is contacted with a second portion of extraction liquid to produce a composition comprising an aqueous phase and a second extraction liquid phase so that at least a portion of acetic acid remaining in the aqueous phase migrates from the aqueous phase into the second extraction liquid phase. In method (M3), the aqueous mixture is a fermentation reaction or broth; and the biphasic composition is formed while the fermentation reaction is proceeding. In method (M3), a portion of the extraction liquid phase containing the organic compound is removed from the biphasic composition while the fermentation reaction is proceeding, so that a portion of the organic compound is removed from the biphasic composition. The method (M4) further involves separating a portion of the extraction liquid phase containing acetic acid and/or ethanol from the aqueous carrier phase. In method (M4), after step (c), at least a portion of the extraction liquid containing acetic acid and/or ethanol is separated from contact with the aqueous carrier while the fermentation mixture is maintained under fermentation conditions, so that in situ recovery of acetic acid and/or ethanol is effected. In the methods, when the extraction liquid comprises a compound of formula (I), where all of the R groups are the same, then the extraction liquid is diethylene glycol dibutyl ether (DEB), or is diethylene glycol diisobutyl ether. In the methods, when the extraction liquid comprises a compound (II) or (III), the extraction liquid comprises tripropionin. In the method (M5), the aqueous mixture comprises organic compounds produced by fermentation of saccharides derived from biomass. In method (M1), when the organic compound is acetic acid, the acetic acid is extracted from the aqueous mixture with a distribution coefficient of about 0.5 to about 1.0. In method (M1), when the organic compound is ethanol, the ethanol is extracted from the aqueous mixture with a distribution coefficient of about 0.8 to about 1.4; and when the organic compound is isobutanol, the isobutanol is extracted from the aqueous mixture with a distribution coefficient of about 2.3 to about 4.1. In method (M1), when the organic compound is hydroxymethylfurfural, the hydroxymethylfurfural is extracted from the aqueous mixture with a distribution coefficient of about 0.4 to about 0.7; and when the organic compound is furfural, the furfural is extracted from the aqueous mixture with a distribution coefficient of about 0.8 to about 1.2. SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS - Extraction of 22 compounds is specified as the organic compound e.g. acetic acid of formula (I'), propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, and hexanoic acid.    EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.