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Diethylamine Synthesis
I have to admit i didn't quite understand your notation: 90% potassium hydroxide. Does this mean 90% ...
31-8-2008 at 09:49
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
A fair point. I do not pretend not to be a "newbie." However i do feel that with the correct precaut ...
31-8-2008 at 09:31
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
I did the boiling on a stove top burner with a wire mesh/ceramic divider between the flask and the c ...
31-8-2008 at 09:13
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
[quote][i]Originally posted by Klute[/i]
If you heat methanol without good agitation, there will be ...
31-8-2008 at 08:54
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
i said it was a hot plate. and be honest, would you have expected the flask to explode simply by mov ...
31-8-2008 at 08:36
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
[quote][i]Originally posted by mbrown3391[/i]
It was a fluke. How would you have done it differentl ...
31-8-2008 at 07:56
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
that was not the reaction. I was just boiling off the ethanol to get pure deet. but yes I will be re ...
31-8-2008 at 06:28
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
I couldn't even tell you what happened. It was a fluke. How would you have done it differently?

E ...
30-8-2008 at 21:02
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
Well i just had a very scary experience. I was boiling my 40% DEET/Alcohol solution on a burner in a ...
30-8-2008 at 20:21
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
So going back to your experimental, DEET does form a separate layer when mixed with water, right?
30-8-2008 at 18:44
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
That would be convenient, however from sciencesquirrel's experiment, it seems that the mixture will ...
30-8-2008 at 17:41
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
im thinking ill make the chloride salt. no distillation, easier to handle, and shouldnt be to hard t ...
30-8-2008 at 17:16
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
Well im not sure if i want to do acid hydrolysis or with NaOH. i may try both. And just out of curio ...
30-8-2008 at 12:18
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
I found 100% DEET at a rite aid (even though they said they didnt have it when i called): 1 ounce fo ...
30-8-2008 at 11:17
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
Good point, i will boil off the ethanol. But im getting alot of conflicting opinions on the co-solve ...
29-8-2008 at 13:01
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
Anyway, i think i think i have found the perfect over the counter source of a co-solvent. My local c ...
29-8-2008 at 12:12
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
not to mention that ergot will likely cause digit necrosis in those unfamiliar with mycology.
29-8-2008 at 12:03
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
well that is a pretty serious miscalculation on my part. So you would need a couple hundred ounces o ...
29-8-2008 at 11:10
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
though now that I think about it, it does seem almost too easy to make lsd from only otc chemicals w ...
29-8-2008 at 06:49
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
that's aside the point. I found that source in the same way you did
29-8-2008 at 05:24
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
i would have just told you my source if you asked, you know.

You seem to be suggesting that this ...
29-8-2008 at 04:42
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
Sorry, i over looked that fact. So then, back to my previous question. Do you suspect dipropylene gl ...
28-8-2008 at 18:35
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
after further review of this discussion i have decided to go with the acid hydrolysis method suggest ...
28-8-2008 at 14:32
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
http://cspoutdoors.stores.yahoo.net/10hourinrep.html

$3.89 for about 60 ml of DEET at the above w ...
28-8-2008 at 14:10
by: mbrown3391
Diethylamine Synthesis
ScienceSquirrel, what kind of store did you get your DEET from?
28-8-2008 at 13:07
by: mbrown3391
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