2hrs for acidification of n-Butanol

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Topic created by WaPopperBator
on Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 21:04

WaPopperBator said on Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 21:04...

Hi-
How long does it take you to add your acid to your alcohol?
To 78ml of n-Butanol, I am adding 46mL of 98% H2SO4. I am maintaining the temp around 1-2 degrees, never going above 3. I'm adding it dropwise with a burette, constantly stirring. It is taking me upwards of two hours to complete this step!
Is it taking everybody else this long? Am I being overly precautious?

When I am done my acidified alcohol is this beautiful shiny viscous liquid. As long as the temp stays below 3 degrees it has no odor.

I've done this batch size multiple times and it has always taken this long. My concern is when I try to scale up. Will this step take even longer?

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