Hello bees,
SWIM is contemplating having a dream for the first time and has some brief questions.
1) Not being an expert on the "vigorousness" of the I/RP/E reaction, SWIM wants to know a rough guideline for the maximum amount of reactants he can react in a 250ml RB flask safely without bubbling into the condenser, exploding, etc. He wishes to use the long reflux method with MBRP and tincture I2.
2) After reviewing all of the pill separation techniques, he has pretty much decided on the turps cure, as it seems the most simple and reliable to him, especially when one considers the availability of solvents in Oz. However, he is contemplating initially dissolving the pills in dwater and/or maybe even dilute HCl, chilling, and filtering to remove water insoluble compounds, such as gluten and paracetamol. Is there any reason why this is a silly/good idea? Can he go directly to the turps cure from here, or does he need to convert the obtained PE to another form?
Many thanks.