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| Quote: | Originally posted by UnintentionalChaos
Ah, found it on the German page. The english has either leucoindigo or indigo white meaning the same thing. It's an ethylamine short of tryptamine, if
that is what you mean, though I am not interested in that area. I assume that anthranilic acid can be used to make tryptamines and that is why it is
watched, but my point was, if you wanted anthranilic acid from indigo for the heck of getting anthranilic acid, could permanganate get you there?
guy- I also did an extraction (though have not saponified it yet) of 12 gloves which lost about 30% of their mass after extraction. This seems like
too even a number to be a mistake. I used 12 "Mr. Clean" vinyl gloves , shredded and washed them to remove the powder, and left overnight in denatured
alcohol (roughly equal parts methanol and ethanol and 1-4% of methyl isobutyl ketone). I should get roughly 6.9g phthalic acid if yield is perfect and
if your gloves were identical, you would have recovered almost 28.8g. Did you manage to improve your yields any?
[Edited on 3-24-07 by UnintentionalChaos] |
I haven't re-tried it yet. I think I will soon. I'll weigh them this time and I'll saponify it using alcoholic NaOH so there is better mixing and
the salt also separates out.
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yes anthranilic acid is watched because it is precursor to acetylanthranilic acid which is the precusor to methaqualone.
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This is a bit weird, but I may have a side reaction that I can't explain occuring with the alcoholic solution of plasticizer. I am fairly sure that I
extracted bis-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate into a mixture of ethanol and methanol (with a bit of methyl isobutyl ketone). This sat around for a few days
and definetly spent some time in the sun, probably getting fairly warm. Now it has this bizarre odor to it that I can't quite explain. The best
description of it that I can give is acrid cheap artificial watermelon scent gone bad. The scent is quite sharp and "acidic." Is this possibly 2-ethyl
hexanol, and if not what could it possibly be?
The sharpness of the scent leads me to believe that it may be an acid, but out of what is in the mix, I have no idea what would be oxidizing the
alcohols.
[Edited on 3-30-07 by UnintentionalChaos]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by UnintentionalChaos
This is a bit weird, but I may have a side reaction that I can't explain occuring with the alcoholic solution of plasticizer. I am fairly sure that I
extracted bis-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate into a mixture of ethanol and methanol (with a bit of methyl isobutyl ketone). This sat around for a few days
and definetly spent some time in the sun, probably getting fairly warm. Now it has this bizarre odor to it that I can't quite explain. The best
description of it that I can give is acrid cheap artificial watermelon scent gone bad. The scent is quite sharp and "acidic." Is this possibly 2-ethyl
hexanol, and if not what could it possibly be?
The sharpness of the scent leads me to believe that it may be an acid, but out of what is in the mix, I have no idea what would be oxidizing the
alcohols.
[Edited on 3-30-07 by UnintentionalChaos] |
Yeah I got that too. I think its partly the acid because when I heated the acid, it sublimed and it smelled like acrid. But the sweet nauseating
smell is the alcohol.
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2-ethyl-1-hexanol
odor type : citrus
odor strength : Medium
odor description : At 100.00 %. citrus fresh floral oily sweet
substantivity : 16 Hour(s)
http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1015291.html
And it doesn't seem likely that the phthalate should have hydrolysed without a catalyst.
Other desctptions of the oder include "sweet-pungent smell" and "rose-like" Go figure. It could be you have other esters than 2-Eth-hex
[Edited on 31-3-2007 by not_important]
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No alkali got anywhere near that bottle though...photo-catalyzed hydrolysis (alcohol was not quite dry)? The odor was mild before. Now that I have
added NaOH, the smell is considerably more intense. Good to know something hasn't gone awry again, though.
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I just found this article:
M. Gupta et al. 'ZnO for Benzylic Oxidations' Tetrahedron Letters 46 (2006) 4597
If someone can upload the article others will be able to read it, it provides that using ZnO (in DBM or DMF (would other solvents work?)) and under MW
irradiation for 7.5 min, naphthalene can be converted to phthalic acid in 78% yield.
This represents a serious benefit to those seeking to make this substance, and it is actually easier to make than extract the sucker from latex - go
figure...
tup
Thanks to Solo who provided the uploaded link to this article:
http://www.4shared.com/file/16243590/83746656/ZnO_for_Benzyl...
[Edited on 19-5-2007 by tupence_hapeny]
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Anyone got any ideas for solvents for this? Other than the next to impossible for me to get DMF?
Alternatively, could I just use shitloads of naphthalene (melts @ ~80C - may be slightly more in MW)?
I am thinking that this would be useful, simply distill of the naphthalene (@~218C) with the effect of causing the decomposition of the phthalic acid
into phthalic anhydride (@~210) - which would be great if no other solvent needed to be dealt with.
tup
PS Nicodem, is this another example of my making reactions way too complex for 'amateur' chemists?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tupence_hapeny
PS Nicodem, is this another example of my making reactions way too complex for 'amateur' chemists? |
Not only that. It is also another example of you promoting articles smelling of bullshit. But that is understandable giving your total lack of any
insight in the reaction mechanisms.
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Fuck me,
I thought I had problems.
Ok, I have researched and referenced an article from a 'refereed journal' as required by yourself and others... I have taken onboard your criticism
regarding the use of additional solvents when they are not required - taking also your suggestion that I should instead simply utilise an excess of
reactant as solvent. I have also made a serious attempt to simplify the reaction as suggested, in fact I do not believe that I could have gone further
in this regard...
Now, having done all that is necessary (or has been previously stated to be a pre-requisite in order to seek enlightenment) - instead of gaining that
enlightenment for which I ask - I am merely to be informed that I am unenlightened?
I am aware of that fact, in fact, I have admitted to the truth of that statement. Now, if possible, would it bother you so much to provide some
information as to whether or not the reaction as suggested will (1) blow up, killing myself and housemates; (2) give off noxious fumes to the same
effect as (1); (3) fail to work as advertised (and if so, I would appreciate information as to why, how, etc); and/or (4) Simply fail to do anything
at all.
I am sorry if I, as one of the uninformed, have transgressed by seeking advice and suggestions from yourself as one of the enlightened few, however, I
believe that this board exists for precisely such a purpose, does it not?
PS Apologies, as it has been pointed out by myself earlier I am pathologically incapable of feeling remorse, it should be blindingly fucking obvious
that any apology from me is somewhat insincere, once again - apologies.
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Hey guys, I've just extracted several ounces of phthalic acid from a vinyl shower curtain, using methanol to extract the dehp ester. I saponified
this with KOH solution, and then acidified the lower layer with HCL. Phthalic acid started to precipitate out immediately (In very large amounts). I
find that clear vinyl shower curtains, are on a weight basis, far more economical to use compared to gloves. If the shower curtain is clear,
noncoloured, and transparent, it will not contain any tin stabilizers. With this method, I can extract pthalic acid and on a KG level for only a few
dollars!
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Nice work.  Can you determine a melting point to confirm identity of your
crystals?
(I've been wanting some phthalic acid myself.)
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Here's my contribution to phthalic acid by extraction of plasticizer from plastic.
I extracted 10 cut up Playtex vinyl gloves with about 250 mL of 99% IPA. I brought the IPA up to near boiling and stirred for about 1/2 hour. This
was then filtered to remove all glove fragments.
Assuming that up to 50% of the weight of the gloves was dioctyl phthalate I calculated the amount of NaOH needed and then doubled it. (Based on what
the soap makers do I should have used only a stoichiometric amount - I later learned). The NaOH was dissolved in 100mL of water and then added to the
IPA. Further stirring resulted in the formation of two phases as the saponification took place. I then decanted off the upper IPA layer, saving it
for later recovery of the IPA and 2-ethyl hexan-1-ol.
To the lower water layer I added dilute HCl to a pH of 3. Fine white needles, with a few small flakes, of phthalic acid appeared. I caught these on
a Buchner funnel - shown in the jar below. I saved the mother liquor and harvested a second crop of crystals this time in the form of huge flakes,
shown in the weigh pan. I carefully washed some of the fine crystals and determined a sealed tube mp = 189-190C (literature = 191C).
By distillation I recovered the IPA and subsequently the 2-ethyl hexan-1-ol. The later came over at 180C (literature = 183C).
Assuming that the gloves were 50% DOP my yield based on phthalic acid recovered = 33%.
My apologies to garage chemist, but I must say that my sympathies lie with unionised on this. I can buy phthalic acid and phthalic anhyride
inconspicuously but they are by no means cheap when freight and hazmat fees  are
added. Additionaly, this is a fun experiment if you have not done it before. It is like extracting a natural product, and it progresses quickly.
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I weighed the glove shreds before and after extraction. I got 30% weight plasticizer, so i imagine that that will be somewhat universal for gloves.
Your yield probably doesn't suck nearly as much as you think it does.
[Edited on 11-7-07 by UnintentionalChaos]
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Your yield probably doesn't suck nearly as much as you think it does.
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I didn't use many gloves. But mostly I think I just used too much water. And, as you say, the initial loading may well have been closer to 30% than
50%.
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Phthalic acid/ phthalic anhydride via Aqua Regina
Hello all,
I have an idea and thats all it is at this point. Will Aqua Regina oxidize Naphthalene to Phthalic Acid or the anhydride, and if NOT, what? How much
KNO3/HCL should I use and how long should I heat it? What temperature should I keep it at? Any help would really be appreciated. Maybe I'll just try a
number of small scale experiments and see what I get! Also maybe someone else would like to try this along with me and also report back with there
results. I'll do the same and report back in a day or so!
Thanks, the Alchemist.....
<sub>Edit by Nicodem: This post has been merged with the thread of the same topic. Please use existing threads for questions on the same
topic.</sub>
[Edited on 7/7/2008 by Nicodem]
[Edited on 8-7-2008 by Alchemist]
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What reference for naphthalene oxidation with HNO3/HCl do you have? (Vanadium oxides are usually used as catalysts for the oxidation of naphthalene
phthalic anhydride and the oxidant can be O2, H2O2 and similar). Leu posted a procedure in this thread that uses nitric acid but with
1,2,3,4-tetrachloronaphthalene as substrate. But it mentions no aqua regia and I'm not even sure it would work on naphthalene as well. Anyway, if this
is your own idea and just want to try out, you will need at least a stoichiometric amount of HNO3 (and the appropriate amount of HCl), but having
30-100% excess oxidant will probably not hurt (and might be necessary). A stoichiometric amount would mean 18 equivalents of HNO3 if HNO3/HCl/H2O of
high concentration is used (HNO3=>NO2), or 6 equivalents if a more diluted solution is used (HNO3=>NO2). You will need a terribly good stirrer
to run such an oxidation, since there is not much you could use as cosolvent (except perhaps acetic acid).
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Phthalic acid/ phthalic anhydride via Aqua Regina
Hello all,
Here is a small update; read "LAURENT'S ORGANIC CLASSIFICATION"(it's posted here) Pg509 and look for footnote 128.
Regards, the Alchemist.....
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Here is an old article using labeled N/D amino acids, which are made from the thermal dehydration of ammonium hydrogen ortho-phthalate, then forming
the potassium phthalimide (pp.9-10 of the attached article).
They then form the relevant amino acids from the a-ketoacids/etc. and recover the same with acid hydrolysis from the phthalimide in good yield.
Something to think about, eh?
No anhydride, no hydrazine, no worries...
They use the same procedure with CuO (IIRC) in the second paper too.
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