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[*] posted on 19-3-2017 at 09:45
Pink Benzyl Chloride


Attempted to make some benzyl chloride through the free radical process and while I was distilling my product, I noticed something strange.

The distillate is PINK.

In the picture you can see the leftover toluene on the left, the newly collected distillate in the middle and the second fraction on the right. I thought that maybe my beaker I was collecting the benzyl chloride in was contaminated, so I switched it for a new one. It wasn't; the distillate is pink!

What could it be?

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[*] posted on 19-3-2017 at 10:22


Maybe you should reference the procedure you followed and or post how you performed the reaction including the amount of reactants/solvent etc. Right now this post just looks like the work and questions of a 12 year old, No offense.
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[*] posted on 19-3-2017 at 11:57


If you need benzyl chloride and are worried, then follow the benzyl alcohol process, as detailed by NileRed on youtube. Otherwise, redistill and see if that clears up the color.
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[*] posted on 19-3-2017 at 20:46


the color reminds me of the nile red video where he made chloracetone and reacted it with NaOH-https://youtu.be/i8nbDrx0GoY?t=287
co-incidentally,even benzyl chloride is a lacrymator
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[*] posted on 19-3-2017 at 22:34


I'm rather curious as to how bad of a lachrymator it is. YouTube videos seem to suggest that it is really nasty, but I've seen chemistry books that discuss experiments involving casually measuring out 200 mL of benzyl chloride and placing it in a beaker without mentioning any ventilation.



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[*] posted on 20-3-2017 at 10:08


Benzyl chloride is ok, unless you leave it in an open container and/or try to ihhale the fumes.
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