Making Methyl Iodide

2016-06-19

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Hey guys, today we make a little bit of methyl iodide (iodomethane) using methanol, red phosphorus and iodine.

I plan to use this in the future to synthesize caffeine. If you guys have any suggestions on how it can be used, let me know!

References:

• Chemplayer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB7YSR3CaUE

• Erowid: https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/methyliodide.html

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