genuinegirly

I made Prozac today in Organic Chemistry Lab. Thought it would be fun to share a few snapshots.

Starting material for this week - product from last week's synthesis.


Distillation Process


Distillate


Product - N Methyl Prozac Oxalate Salt
Exceptionally pure considering the lab conditions - I obtained a melting point of 135 degrees celcius.

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n0nsensical

Cool. This thread turned out to be exactly what I thought it was. :P

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genuinegirly

Well, then. Sounds like I chose a good title. Good to see you around.

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Daniel_

Good for you.

We used to regularly synthesize black sludge, but I never took pictures.

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Manic_Skafe

So this is how you cloned the bunny!

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genuinegirly

Yep, I'm a mad scientist.

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Meier_Link

looks like meth to me...

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genuinegirly

Yeah, a college lab classroom is really the place to make a tiny batch of meth. silly.

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Starkizzer

*Sigh* What nice looking lab equipment. I wish our labs looked as nice.

I should take some snap shots of our analytical labs and show how deplorable they look. I always felt like I had a high likelihood of getting cancer in there. Thank goodness I'm done with that series, and supposedly our p-chem lab should be in a brand spanking new lab. Woohoo!

genuine I'm glad to see another chem enthused woman here.

PS let Daniel be your guru.

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