Hept over Naphtha

[Sandgrease]

Bestine FTW!

Who here likes to use naphtha over heptane and why?
I'm under the assumption hept pulls less fats and oils and evaporates faster.

 

[benzyme]

Bestine FTW!

Who here likes to use naphtha over heptane and why?
I'm under the assumption hept pulls less fats and oils and evaporates faster.

naphtha is more cost-effective. heptane is typically reserved for recrystallizations.

 

[frobot]

Naphtha is a mix of different hydrocarbons (including heptane). So it will naturally pull a wider range of things.
I like the wider range though. That and naphtha is so widely/cheaply available where I live.

 

[Orion]

I've seen no difference at all between hexane and heptane in extractions or recrystallizations, and have seen both at a lower price than light naptha.

 

[Spaced Out 2]

I'll just stick with naphtha, around my parts it's cheaper, and I like the broad range during extraction too. Evap isn't an issue as I don't do that method cause I can't.

 

[shakan27]

I've seen no difference at all between hexane and heptane in extractions or recrystallizations, and have seen both at a lower price than light naptha.

in my area hexane is a quarter of the price of naptha

 

[1ce]

You could of course, use more than 1 solvent type during an extraction.

 

[Sandgrease]

I worry about using anything other than Bestine because of quality issue with naphtha. I just don't trust some of this stuff. I'd probably get goo if I used naphtha on ACRB anyway.

 

[benzyme]

I get residue when I use dcm on mhrb, but all that means is it's an effective solvent that pulls different alks.
there's no way heptane is more effective at pulling than dcm.

I use heptane to resolve the residue to crystals.

 

[1ce]

I get residue when I use dcm on mhrb, but all that means is it's an effective solvent that pulls different alks.
there's no way heptane is more effective at pulling than dcm.

I use heptane to resolve the residue to crystals.

Precisely! Solvents are merely different tools for different jobs. There's no harm in using a different solvent for different stages of the extraction. Especially when it does most of the purification for you.

 

[Spaced Out 2]

Well said benzyme and 1ce, I'll stick with naphtha for the general extraction and heptane for growing pretty xtals.:thumb_up:

 

[downwardsfromzero]

I've seen no difference at all between hexane and heptane in extractions or recrystallizations, and have seen both at a lower price than light naptha.

in my area hexane is a quarter of the price of naptha

Hexane is an insidious neurotoxin and best avoided.

 

[1ce]

I've seen no difference at all between hexane and heptane in extractions or recrystallizations, and have seen both at a lower price than light naptha.

in my area hexane is a quarter of the price of naptha

Hexane is an insidious neurotoxin and best avoided.

That's overwhelmingly hilarious considering you were just propagating the use of diethyl ether!

hexanes msds

Yup, how nasty it would be if you ingested 50g hexane orally. Or took a bath in it.


Didn't I just see you propagating the use if diethyl ether in-home? Why is it every time I see you post you're either trying to incite something, or you are spewing dangerous/bad information?

I'd perish the habbit out of self interest if I were you.

 

[downwardsfromzero]

I sadly fear you're exaggerating...

Also, short term and long term toxicity are slightly different things.

I hope you use a fume cabinet.