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1 – A normal glass
2 – A glass bottle
4 – Acetone 99.9%
THE SYNTHESIS:
Measure up what you need with the digital scale. In this case,
284g bleach is measured up and then added to the glass
bottle. Now measure up 2 grams of Acetone and add to the
bottle with the bleach. A reaction will start, it will bubble a bit
and give off some gasses, and it will become somewhat warm.
With these amounts it will not be boiling hot though, just
pretty warm but not so warm that you will not be able to hold
the bottle.
Now shake the bottle around a bit to stir up the solution and
get it mixed so the reaction will start properly. The solution
will become white as in the picture above. Then simply let it
sit for 10 minutes. Drip in a drop or two of the Muriatic Acid
to speed up the process if you have problems getting the
acetone to oxidize. After 10 minutes, shake the bottle around
some more. You will feel that it has become somewhat
warmer but still not too hot to worry about. Let it sit for 15 to
30 minutes more.
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The next step now is to pour the reduced solution over in the
glass. You will notice the same thing as in the bottle, a top
layer of bleach, and a clear or bubblish layer of Chloroform at
the bottom. Let it settle for a moment before continuing.
See the photo below for an example on how this should look.
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Once you are done, you should have something looking like
this:
This route takes a bit more time though, add a couple ml (1-
3ml) of Muriatic acid to speed up the process, and follow
same procedures as above with the Acetone, but you will
have to wait up to 3 hours or so for the Chloroform to have
properly formed and settled at the bottom.