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The Schlenk Line Survival Guide

Illustrated guides designed to help you master air and moisture-sensitive chemistry

  • The Schlenk Line
    • Working Principles
    • Stopcocks vs. Teflon Taps
    • Day-To-Day Tools
    • Equipment
    • Bubblers
    • Grease
    • Assembly
  • Guides
    • Cycling onto the Schlenk Line
    • Cannula Transfer
    • Cannula Filtration
    • Syringes and Sure Seals
    • Performing Sensitive Reactions without a Schlenk Line
    • Removing Solvent under Vacuum
    • Preparing NMR Samples on a Schlenk Line
    • Removing Solvent from NMR tubes
    • Freeze-Pump-Thaw
    • Static Vacuum Distillation
    • Dynamic Vacuum Distillation
    • Filtration through Celite
    • Addition of Solids
    • Refluxing Under an Inert Atmosphere
    • Gloveboxes
    • Drying Solvents
  • Synthetic Procedures
    • P(SiMe₃)₃
    • Lithium Sand
    • Potassium Mirror
    • Purifying LiAlH₄
  • Schlenk Line Safety
    • Gas Cylinders
  • Tips and Tricks
    • Troubleshooting
    • Crystallisation
    • Cleaning
    • Silanizing Glassware
  • Resources
  • About
    • Citing and Permissions
  • Gallery
  • Contact

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Guides

Step-by-step illustrated guides:

  • The Schlenk Line
  • Cycling onto the Schlenk Line
  • Performing Sensitive Reactions without a Schlenk Line
  • Transferring Liquids:
    • Cannula Transfer
    • Syringes and Sure Seals
  • Inert Atmosphere Filtrations:
    • Cannula Filtration
    • Filtration through Celite
  • NMR Preparation:
    • Preparing NMR Samples on a Schlenk Line
    • Removing Solvent from NMR tubes
  • Distillations:
    • Static Vacuum Distillation
    • Dynamic Vacuum Distillation
  • Freeze-Pump-Thaw
  • Drying Solvents
  • Removing Solvent
  • Addition of Solids
  • Refluxing Under an Inert Atmosphere
  • Gloveboxes
Author The Schlenk Line Survival GuidePosted on March 10, 2019February 16, 20232 Comments on Guides

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Illustrated Guides

  • Guides
  • The Schlenk Line
    • Working Principles
    • Stopcocks vs. Teflon Taps
    • Day-To-Day Tools
    • Equipment
    • Bubblers
    • Grease
    • Assembly
  • Guides
    • Cycling onto the Schlenk Line
    • Cannula Transfer
    • Cannula Filtration
    • Syringes and Sure Seals
    • Performing Sensitive Reactions without a Schlenk Line
    • Removing Solvent under Vacuum
    • Preparing NMR Samples on a Schlenk Line
    • Removing Solvent from NMR tubes
    • Freeze-Pump-Thaw
    • Static Vacuum Distillation
    • Dynamic Vacuum Distillation
    • Filtration through Celite
    • Addition of Solids
    • Refluxing Under an Inert Atmosphere
    • Gloveboxes
    • Drying Solvents
  • Synthetic Procedures
    • P(SiMe₃)₃
    • Lithium Sand
    • Potassium Mirror
    • Purifying LiAlH₄
  • Schlenk Line Safety
    • Gas Cylinders
  • Tips and Tricks
    • Troubleshooting
    • Crystallisation
    • Cleaning
    • Silanizing Glassware
  • Resources
  • About
    • Citing and Permissions
  • Gallery
  • Contact
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