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[*] posted on 17-11-2019 at 13:58


Quote: Originally posted by Pumukli  
Does it mean that the DEET you used did contain some (5-10%) diethyl-o-toluamide too? Could this be detected on say TLC?


Yes probably, but I didn't think about the possibility of isomers until I tried to recrystallise the and found the acid melted at a rather low temperature. By this time I had hydrolysed all that I had. I have thought about trying to use TLC or paper chromatography to charaterise the acids and compare them with bought or acids prepared by unambiguous routes (I have p-toluic acid, o-toluidine and o-xylene so this shouldn't be too difficult).

An interesting observation I made while dissolving BaCO3 and m-toluic acid in water it required about 30% more carbonate that theory. I have no explanation for this.
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[*] posted on 4-12-2019 at 06:42


I have just posted in the prepublication section my write-up on my experiments into the hydrolysis of DEET if anyone wants to talk a look.
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