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Abderhalden's drying pistol

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is placed within the inner barrel, and the barrel is evacuated. The round bottom flask, filled with an appropriate solvent, is heated to a boil. Hot vapors warm the inner barrel; losses are avoided with the condenser. By choosing the appropriate solvent, the temperature at which the sample is dried
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This set-up allows the desiccation of heat-sensitive compounds under relatively mild conditions. Removing these trace impurities is especially important to give good results for
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Abderhalden's drying pistol. Note the inner barrel (to be connected to the vacuum source), and the outer barrel connected to the pot. The condenser is not attached.
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from traces of water, or other impurities. It is called a "pistol" because of its resemblance to the
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The drying pistol consists of two concentric barrels; the inner is connected to a
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The trap is filled with an appropriate material: water is removed with
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source via a trap. The outer barrel is connected at the bottom to a
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Dawkins, Linda M.; Shugar, Gershon J.; Ballinger, Jack T. (1996).
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Harwood, Laurence M.; Moody, Christopher J. (13 Jun 1989).
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at room temperature does not give satisfactory results.
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Experimental organic chemistry: Principles and Practice
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Index


laboratory glassware
samples
firearm
Emil Abderhalden
temperature
desiccator
vacuum
round bottom flask
condenser
sample
phosphorus pentoxide
potassium
sodium hydroxide
elemental analysis
gravimetric analysis
"Classic Kit: Abderhalden's drying pistol"
Royal Society of Chemistry


Chemical technicians' ready reference handbook
Google Books
Experimental organic chemistry: Principles and Practice
136–137
ISBN
978-0-632-02017-1
Purification of laboratory chemicals
Google Books
ISBN
0-7506-7571-3

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