Hi Patton, I have tried to download this video, but it seems to be the benzaldehyde distillation one, and not the synthesis from benzyl alcohol as the title suggests.
"I don't have access to a vacuum pump, and I tried to distill benzaldehyde without it. The problem occurred with the rapid evaporation of the liquid before reaching the condenser. Shortly after vaporizing, the liquid condensed on the walls of the flask.""So, by using a heating mantle around the flask and a three-way distillation setup, I solved the problem. These components helped me overcome the issue I was facing during the distillation process."
"When I tried several times to make phenyl nitropropene using this method, I didn't get any results. Could it be possible that the benzaldehyde I produced using this approach had some issues?"
