CaptainPike - 25-4-2013 at 07:20
I have used this Ace Hardware's toluene, directly out of the tin can to perform a sulfonation, similar to that found in Vogel's Practical Organic
Chemistry around page 872 (fifth edition), with no charring polymerization.
It says on the can, "100% pure toluene", of course, that can't be true, but I think the stuff is pretty clean. At least no thiazine – I kind of
expected to wind up with a flask full of black tar.
So far, the reaction is going by the book, I have a single phase which looks clear, like a cup of Earl Grey with just the right amount water in my
trap.
We'll see how the recrystallization works out, once I get my pump back (today or tomorrow).
So, CaptainPike reporting in my first post, hello, LOL and thumbs-up ace toluene.
Magpie - 25-4-2013 at 10:35
Welcome Captain. Here's some forum toluene experience you may appreciate:
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=18722#...