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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Organic Chemistry Forum for Graduate Students and Professionals => Topic started by: levis123 on November 09, 2020, 06:12:37 PM

Title: Reflux under inert atmosphere
Post by: levis123 on November 09, 2020, 06:12:37 PM

How to perform reflux of a reaction under inert atmosphere without a schlenk line? Will a nitrogen balloon work? I am having difficulties with the setup.

Title: Re: Reflux under inert atmosphere
Post by: wildfyr on November 09, 2020, 11:47:41 PM

Pretty difficult with balloon i think. Can you get a tank and regulator? Can just run hose directly to rxn and add a bubbler.

Title: Re: Reflux under inert atmosphere
Post by: sjb on November 10, 2020, 02:33:28 AM

What is the reaction? Depending on what you're doing, and ambient conditions, it might be that Schlenk-based setups are overkill?

Title: Re: Reflux under inert atmosphere
Post by: levis123 on November 10, 2020, 07:39:06 AM

I see. I do have a tank and a regulator set up somewhere else, I am just asking if a balloon would be enough because it's more convenient. I am dealing with Suzuki and Ullmann type coupling reactions.