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As we know, the VP of DMT is appr. 58°C, after which it evaporates so my question is this - during the basifying step, when I mix the alkaline solution full of DMT with a non-polar solvent in my separatory funnel, may I expect that the lower half of the funnel (which has the alkaline solution) put in the somewhat hot water (up to 70°C) can evaporate a certain amount of DMT, which may get absorbed by the non-polar solvent in the funnel?

[QUOTE="letudiante, post: 3782295, member: 30380"] As we know, the VP of DMT is appr. 58°C, after which it evaporates so my question is this - during the basifying step, when I mix the alkaline solution full of DMT with a non-polar solvent in my separatory funnel, may I expect that the lower half of the funnel (which has the alkaline solution) put in the somewhat hot water (up to 70°C) can evaporate a certain amount of DMT, which may get absorbed by the non-polar solvent in the funnel? [/QUOTE]