Lab notes - Purified Tea Tree Oil Experiments for Making Sodium
In this video we purify tea tree oil by fractional distillation to extra to 4-terpineol. 4-Terpineol turns out to be a reasonably good catalyst for the sodium production reaction.
Related Videos:
Using grignards to make tertiary alcohols: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFQWD7-DCPI
Previous lab notes on making sodium involving tea tree oil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7o3ZfX0BQc
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