Moisteners

The blackening of filter paper, moistened with a soluble lead(II) salt (e.g. the ethanoate or nitrate), by the formation of lead(II) sulphide. 

To prepare the hydrochloride, add about i g. of aminoazobenzene to 200 ml. of dilute hydrochloric acid and boil until nearly all the solid material has dissolved. Filter hot and allow to cool slowly. Aminoazobenzene hydrochloride separates as beautiful steel-blue crystals filter and dry. If a small quantity of the powdered hydrochloride is moistened with water and a few drops of ammonia added, the blue hydrochloride is converted back to the yellowish-brown base. 

When the reaction has subsided, boil the reaction-mixture under reflux for 2 hours then make it alkaline with sodium hydroxide solution, and distil it in steam until oily drops no longer come over in the aqueous distillate (1 2 litres). Extract the distillate thoroughly with ether ca. 150 ml.), and dry the ethereal extract over powdered sodium hydroxide. Filter the dry extract through a fluted filter-paper moistened with ether into a 200 ml. flask. Fit the flask with a distillation-head, or a knee-tube , and distil off the ether. Now replace the distillation-head by a reflux water-condenser, add 10 ml. of acetic anhydride, and boil the mixture under reflux for 10 15 minutes. 

Sodium mlphanilate.—Burns with difficulty, leaving a residue of (chiefly) sodium sulphide. Add dil. HCl, and confirm without delay the evolution of HjS by means of a filter-pa per moistened with lead acetate solution. Typical of salts of the sulphonic acids. Acetone sodium bisulphite.—Almost non-inflammable, leaving a colourless residue of sodium sulphite and sulphate. Transfer residue to a test-tube, add dil. HCl, warm, and confirm the SO2 evolved. 

Note, (i) Care should be taken to distinguish between a residue of carbon which may be very difficult to bum off completely, and a really non-volatile residue due to the presence of a metallic derivative. Thus for instance starch leaves a hard black residue of carbon which can best be burned away by moistening with a saturated solution of ammonium nitrate and then reheating. 

Sulphur. Moisten the centre of a filter-paper with lead acetate solution. Then add about 10 ml. of dilute hydrochloric acid to the residue in the evaporating-basin, and at once cover the latter with the paper. If zinc sulphide is present in the residue, the hydrogen sulphide evolved will give a definite daA brown coloration with the lead acetate paper. The presence of hydrogen sulphide can often be confirmed by its odour. 

Phthalein reaction. Place in a dry test-tube about 0 2 g. of the phenol and an equal quantity of phthalic anhydride (or acid), moisten with 2 drops (not more) of cone. H2SO4 and gently fuse together for about 1 minute. Allow to cool somewhat, and then add 10% NaOH solution in excess. 

I. Fluorescein test. Fuse together carefully in a dry test-tube for about 1 minute a few crystals of resorcinol and an equal quantity of succinic acid or a succinate, moistened with 2 drops of cone. H2SO4. Cool, dissolve in water and add NaOH solution in excess. A red solution is produced which exhibits an intense green fluorescence.-f-... 

Murexide test. Place about o-i g. of uric acid in a small evaporating-basin and moisten with 2 3 drops of cone. HNO3. Heat very gently to dryness, and then add i drop of aqueous NHj from a glass rod a purple coloration is produced due to the formation of ammonium purpurate or murexide. Now add a drop of NaOH solution the coloration changes to blue. 

Schiff s test. Dissolve about o i g. of uric acid in NsjCOj solution and pour some of this solution on to a filter-paper which has been moistened with AgNO solution a black stain of metallic silver results. 

To bore a cork, a borer should be selected which gives a hole only very shghtly smaller than that desired. The cork borer is moistened with water or alcohol or best with glycerine it is convenient to keep a small bottle (ca. 25 ml. capacity) containing glycerine. Fig. 

Dissolve 180 g. of commercial ammonium carbonate in 150 ml. of warm water (40-50°) in a 700 ml. flask. Cool to room temperature and add 200 ml. of concentrated ammonia solution (sp. gr. 0 88). Introduce slowly, with swirling of the contents of the flask, a solution of 50 g. of chloroacetic acid (Section 111,125) in 50 ml. of water [CAUTION do not allow chloroacetic acid to come into contact with the skin as unpleasant burns will result]. Close the flask with a solid rubber stopper and fix a thin copper wire to hold the stopper in place do not moisten the portion of the stopper in contact with the glass as this lubrication will cause the stopper to slide out of the flask. Allow the flask to stand for 24-48 hours at room temperature. Transfer the mixture to a distilling flask and distil in a closed apparatus until the volume is reduced to 100-110 ml. A convenient arrangement is to insert a drawn-out capillary tube into the flask, attach a Liebig s condenser, the lower end of which fits into a filter flask (compare Fig.//, 1) and connect the... 

Methylation with diazomethane may be carried out as follows (FUME CUPBOARD )-. Dissolve 2-3 g. of the compound (say, a phenol or a carboxylic acid) in a little anhydrous ether or absolute methanol, cool in ice, and add the ethereal solution of diazomethane in small portions until gas evolution ceases and the solution acquires a pale yellow colour. Test the coloured solution for the presence of excess of diazomethane by removing a few drops into a test-tube and introducing a glass rod moistened with glacial acetic acid immediate evolution of gas should... 

Sodium salt of eosin. Grind together in a mortar 12 g. of eosin with 2 g. of anhydrous sodium carbonate. Transfer the mixture to a 250 ml. conical flask, moisten it with 10 ml. of rectified spirit, add 10 ml. of water and warm on a water bath, with stirring, until the evolution of carbon dioxide ceases. Add 50 ml. of ethyl alcohol, heat to boiling, and filter the hot solution through a fluted filter paper (supported in a short-stemmed funnel) into a beaker, and allow to stand overnight. Filter ofiF the browiiish-red crystals of sodium eosin, wash with a little alcohol, and dry. The yield is 10 g. 

So you can see that to make MDA or MDMA using either NH3 or MeNH2 one is going to have to think of a way to keep them in the fray. Strike s first impulse is to dissolve the amine in a solvent. But what solvent And would the reaction even work in any solvent Rhodium thinks that maybe an aqueous amine solution would work considering the clay is moistened with water anyway. 

Dry Foods. Dry foods are concentrated sources of nutrition and provide the most economical nutritional value because water in canned foods is expensive. Dry foods tend to scrape the teeth as pets eat, minimizing tartar deposition. When dry food is moistened prior to being consumed, tartar accumulates in a manner comparable to deposits observed with caimed foods. Approximately 95 to 98% of dry-type cat and dog foods are made by the extmsion process the remainder is made by pelleting or baking. 

Cascara sagrada is used as a cathartic. It is most useful when prepared as a fluid extract, and tends to be a mild laxative causing Htfle discomfort. However, on prolonged use it may result in characteristic melanotic pigmentation of the rectal mucosa. The bitter taste can be lessened, owing to neutralization of the acid constituents, if the ground substance is moistened and mixed with magnesium or calcium hydroxide. This treatment may lessen the potency of the preparation. 

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