Waterless Condensers for the Teaching Laboratory: An Adaptation of Traditional Glassware

Erich W. Baum; John Esteb; Anne M. Wilson

doi:10.1021/ed400629x

Waterless Condensers for the Teaching Laboratory: An Adaptation of Traditional Glassware

Erich W. Baum, John Esteb, Anne M. Wilson

Butler University

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Abstract

A simple adaptation of traditional “chemistry kit” condensers for the organic chemistry teaching laboratory is described. These waterless condensers have been employed safely with most solvents. They can be easily fabricated, stored, and used in the same manner as water-cooled condensers. These condensers were utilized in several different types of reactions and in an ethanol–water distillation providing the same product yields as reactions utilizing traditional water-cooled condensers.

Original language	American English
Journal	Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Volume	91
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ed400629x
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

Keywords

Laboratory Equipment/Apparatus
Laboratory Instruction
Organic Chemistry
Secon-Year Undergraduate

Disciplines

Chemistry
Education
Higher Education

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