Squibble
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Methanol drying error
I just realized I made a mistake while trying to dry my methanol. I thought I'd seen it mentioned that KOH can be used. Of course I'm stupid enough
that I didn't first check!
So I poured my methanol into a bottle with some KOH in it. This was exothermic and some of the hydroxide dissolved.
After looking this up, I see I might have made some potassium methoxide.
Anyone have an idea as to whether my methanol can be salvaged?
Unfortunately I don't have any molecular sieves. And MgSO4 or NaSO4 are not appropriate.
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Sir_Gawain
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You should be able to distill it. You might want to first add some magnesium sulfate to prevent glassware etching.
“Alchemy is trying to turn things yellow; chemistry is trying to avoid things turning yellow.” -Tom deP.
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Squibble
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Thanks for the tip!
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