hi,

Is necessary it to put a stopper (cotton or glass)on condenser for the backward flow rxn soution ?

or uses normally without stopper !?

hello atome good to hear from you--depending on the size of the condenser and or its length--depending on what your actually reacting--the majority of solution will cool and run back down--yes a stopper will make sure all of it is returned--but the pressure build up might get you if you dont have a digital readout showing pressure in the bowl--and they come with there own glass end plug--replace it if it isnt there-get back to us on those questions listed

Thank you !

GREETINS FELLOW DREAMERS!

SWIDOMI has learned a large durable,punching ball, type balloon afixed to the to of his reflux condensor works very well as a pressure inicator as well as to stem any strange oldors that might alarm others.

Yeah, i guess its "GUETTO STYLIN" but was suggested by those in the know and has proven to do the job!

KEEP ON DREAMIN'

RAPTOR

Humm a simple balloon is a good idea !

yes it is atome--the ballon compensates for the pressure--just make sure the solvent your using doesnt eat the rubber of the balloon

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Actually,SWIDOMI doesn't use any type solvent or "np" in his rxn!??

Just the basic three ingredients and a measured amount of DH2O.

Is swidomi missing something here!?

KEEP ON DREAMIN'

RAPTOR

hi raptor,i dont understand your question--dont you put your eph in with a solvent, so when reduced the eph is kicked into the solvent and easily gassed

Sorry SWIKIRBY, actually swidomi puts eph,I2,&rp in vessel, allows reaction to convert contents,then he does a/b with solvent no solvent in vessel.

RAPTOR

ok,i do the A/B on the eph,with hexane,to take the eph when its kicked out of the distilled water-----then eph and hexane goes into the reduction vessel--as the eph is reduced it is turned into a liquid which is absorbed by the hexane---i then filter the hexane with gas that is a combo of sulphuric and hydrochloric acid--this precipitates the meth out of the hexane as a fluffy white powder

friends also doing a birch--not the red/phos iodine reduction

just rereading what i wrote--i filter the hexane--------and then i gas it with the acids

After one hour my balloon is perforated

can one use a pipe which one plunges in water at the end of condenser ??