2014-11-27
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Warning: Ether is extremely flammable. This must only be carried out in an extremely well ventilated area.
In this video we make diethyl ether from ethanol and sulfuric acid. I adapted by procedure from YouTube user myst32YT. Here is a link to his ether synthesis video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytdO3YzXNkQ
I also used this as a resource: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=9747
The final product likely still has a little bit of a water in it. I would suggest adding more drying agent or molecular sieves if you need it to be anhydrous.
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