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Can someone explain how this "Distilling Adapter" works?
Can someone explain how this "Distilling Adapter" is meant to work? It seems pretty different than any type of distillation adaptors I'm familiar
with.
If I had to take a guess, I would say maybe it works like this:
Basically when the stopcock is open, then the condenser will deliver the distillate to the receiving flask. If its closed, then it will just overflow
back into the distillation flask (ie:just refluxing). But again, this is just an assumption because idk how else it would work.
If I'm wrong, I'd like to know.
Thanks!
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igxlabs
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I've not seen this before but funny enough it's how I frequently arrange my apparatus. Thermowell / thermometer on the left port. Reflux condenser on
the right. Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, you can let it reflux and then draw off through the stopcock.
In my case I sometimes have the top of the reflux condenser going to other glass and condensers to catch what makes it out the top.
I wish I had something like this because it would make my setup a bit more compact.
But what I just described is only a guess, really.
Edit: Chemglass has a page for these: https://chemglass.com/adapters-distilling-process-reactors
[Edited on 7-1-2025 by igxlabs]
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This looks like a very-short version of a Dean-Stark apparatus, really.
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It looks like a better-looking version of the adapter in figure 2.106 in page 178 of Vogel's Practical Organic chemistry, 5th edition.
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Quote: Originally posted by igxlabs | I've not seen this before but funny enough it's how I frequently arrange my apparatus. Thermowell / thermometer on the left port. Reflux condenser on
the right. Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, you can let it reflux and then draw off through the stopcock.
In my case I sometimes have the top of the reflux condenser going to other glass and condensers to catch what makes it out the top.
I wish I had something like this because it would make my setup a bit more compact.
But what I just described is only a guess, really.
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yeah, I've done that a few times. Its a good space saver
Nice find. I guess that answers the question, lol.
Exactly my thoughts.
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