Apr 22, 2013
Sodium-sulfate is one of the best drying agent for organic solvents. Here ethyl-acetate was dried with a little Na2SO4 (the solid at the bottom).
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Sodium-sulfate is one of the best drying agent for organic solvents. Here ethyl-acetate was dried with a little Na2SO4 (the solid at the bottom).
I am currently making some rheosmin (raspberry ketone) for fun. Started from 40g, hope that will end up with more than 30g(:
It looks like this, just after the aldol condensation of the 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde with acetone in presence of some sodium-hydroxide as a base. It's a beautiful red crystalline solid.