resveratrol
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TEA from DMF?
Hi,
I have some old DMF which reeks of triethylamine - I was hoping to distill the TEA off for later use as a proton scavenger. I figured there would be
no issue with this, but as I am unsure of the mechanism for degradation of DMF, I figured I'd ask to make sure that there is nothing I'm overlooking,
like possibly the TEA abstracting protons prior to collection? - rendering it useless. Any issues here?
Thanks
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not_important
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Let us see
Me2NCOH => Et3N
not very likely, lengthening carbon chains by CH2 for starters. I'd suspect dimethyl amine as the main portion of the odor.
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Ozone
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It is most likely dimethylamine*, a common (and often problematic) contaminant in DMF.
Cheers,
O3
* oops, see below.
[Edited on 7-11-2010 by Ozone]
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Methansaeuretier
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It's dimethylamine!
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resveratrol
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Quote: Originally posted by not_important  | Let us see
Me2NCOH => Et3N
not very likely, lengthening carbon chains by CH2 for starters. I'd suspect dimethyl amine as the main portion of the odor.
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i guess i remember reading somewhere that TEA was a major breakdown product of DMF...i didn't know how/why, but you bring up a good point =p
thanks.
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