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Hi guys,
I guess I have two questions I guess but they are both relating to the same subject - sodium ethyl sulfate.
Okay so first things first - does this synthesis make sense?
I know that mixing sulphuric acid and azeotropic 98% ethanol to make sulfonic acid and from there basically basify, evaporate and the re-x to rid it of the impurities.
There are loads of papers on this and I’m certain it works, however, I only have 85% sulphuric acid.
Am I going to have to do the scary distillation of sulfuric acid in order for that to work? There is water used later in the experiment but from what I understand when you are first mixing the sulfuric acid and ethanol you are making sulfonic acid which I believe is a reversible rxn depending on water content.
is it going to be too much water to just use it as it is?
obviously if the first synthesis is actually correct - it’s easier and less dangerous!
just thought I’d take advantage of y’all expertise instead of blindly following some pootube guy!
thanks guys!
I guess I have two questions I guess but they are both relating to the same subject - sodium ethyl sulfate.
Okay so first things first - does this synthesis make sense?
I know that mixing sulphuric acid and azeotropic 98% ethanol to make sulfonic acid and from there basically basify, evaporate and the re-x to rid it of the impurities.
There are loads of papers on this and I’m certain it works, however, I only have 85% sulphuric acid.
Am I going to have to do the scary distillation of sulfuric acid in order for that to work? There is water used later in the experiment but from what I understand when you are first mixing the sulfuric acid and ethanol you are making sulfonic acid which I believe is a reversible rxn depending on water content.
is it going to be too much water to just use it as it is?
obviously if the first synthesis is actually correct - it’s easier and less dangerous!
just thought I’d take advantage of y’all expertise instead of blindly following some pootube guy!
thanks guys!