A Useful System for Microscale and Semi-microscale Fractional Distillation of Air-Sensitive Substances with High Boiling Points
J. Alfredo Gutiérrez
Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV-I.P.N.) Apdo. Postal 14-740, México D.F. 07000, México
A procedure to purify air-sensitive liquids with high boiling points is proposed. Attempts to purify those compounds in a conventional short-path distillation apparatus were unsuccessful. The heat required for the vapors to overcome the relatively large vertical distance before reaching the condenser promotes their decomposition. A horizontal distilling apparatus that avoids extreme refluxing and can efficiently separate the fractions of a mixture was designed to purify these kinds of substances.
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