ORGLIST: Drying THF

From: Christina Benedek (yep$##$makro1.chemie.uni-stuttgart.de)
Date: Fri Jul 23 1999 - 11:23:09 EDT

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Try tu put some Lithium Aluminium Hydride into freshly distilled THF (over Na,
Na/K or whatever). You will still have traces of humidity. Whenever I need
really dry THF, I reflux it with LAH and use it right after distillation.

C. Benedek


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