(side note) For some reason SWIM had to fall asleep for about 5 hours again and in the intervening time the clear rxn fluid became yellowish...the reason SWIM fell asleep was that he was waiting for last of DH20 wash of r/p in rxn vessel to filter through the aforementioned buchner filter)
50-75 ml rxn fluid was washed with xylene, tce and VM&P Naptha using one 200ml alihn condensor and fingertip for plug. Definitely ghetto and sucks...but better than a leaking device.
VM&P chosen as extraction vehicle and added to the rxn fluid which is still a bit light yellowish.
Decided to use baby bottle with nipple for ghetto sep funnel now...hope it works, thinkin it should. SWIM intends to squeeze the nipple to adjust flow rate...
Following Geez post rxn workup the base solution was clear and warm, not room temp but close, and when poured into rxn fluid it was interesting to watch the process occur as written. Watching the base work SWIM forgot to smell along the way...then may have over based since the rxn solution was solid white and didn't do the 30 second clear. SWIM added warm DH20 and let it sit for 15 minutes. The base and rxn solution is blue and there is a thick layer of base solution at the bottom. Some fine solids are visible and not overpowering but discernable fish smell evident over the naptha.
<15 minutes later>
The rxn solution had cleard somewhat but still had a milky tint...decided to swirl and bring up to base. After letting it sit for 5 minutes SWIM went back in to smell...YECH!...SWIM guess we got amines cuz with a deep wif there was more pronounced fish rot smell. (hopefully this doesn't need to be on the scale of the rxn HI SUPERSTENCH which is just overpowering)
So....now SWIM will patiently let it sit for another 10 minutes and then proceed to the next phase which involves sacrifice and incantation SWIM believe....SWIM understand it's a bit like the body contortion involved in trying to get a UHF Television antenae to receive a signal.
Once again, thanks Os...SWIM'd certainly be sucking pond water right now if you hadn't pointed out SWIMFINN folly. SWIM may still end up bein' iodoboy but hopefully it will be less iodometh than it otherwise would have been .