this post is fairly complex, and involves some reasoned/analytical thinking...please read carefully:
After reading:
https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/otc.solvents.faq
SWIM is left confused...
5) What are polar and non-polar solvents?
A: The easy answer: Polar solvents dissolve substances that are
water soluble, but do not dissolve oily substances. Non-Polar
solvents dissolve oily substances, but do not dissolve water
soluble substances. Moderately polar solvents have a tendency to
dissolve both types of substances. Petroleum distillates are
non-polar, alcohols are moderately polar, and water is polar.
conclusion: Petroleum distillate is a non-polar solvent (i.e.butane, pentane, hexane, etc.) which dissolves oily substances only.
6) What is the advantage of using a polar (or non-polar) solvent?
A: The advantage is that you are able to dissolve what you are
after, leaving behind the things you don't want. (e.g. petroleum
ether will dissolve cannabinoids but leave behind chlorophyll and sugars. Alcohols and acetone will dissolve cannabinoids,
chlorophyll and sugars.)
conclusion: butane, hexane, pentane, etc. will dissolve cannabinoids (oily substance), and leave chlorophyll, and sugars behind (watery substance)...
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC)
found in marijuana, the psychoactive stuff
prop: bp 200 C @ 0.02mm Hg (other cannabinoids may have bp's
lower than 185 C)
sol: polar solvents, acetone, alcohols, etc.
note: this is an oily substance, not water soluble
According to the last MSDS here, the final conclusion would be that THC is either not a cannabinoid (as it says it's soluble in a polar solvent), or it is, and it's also soluble in non-polar solvents, or something is screwy here...is SWIM correct? or is SWIM the thing that's screwy here?