Sodium boiling point

Figure XV-7 shows the predicted temperature changes of the fuel and the coolant at the nominal hottest pin, which has the highest temperature of all the pins. The maximum temperatures are lower than the fuel melting point of 1180°C and the sodium boiling point of 960°C, respectively.

The metal is slowly oxidised by air at its boiling point, to give red mercury(II) oxide it is attacked by the halogens (which cannoi therefore be collected over mercury) and by nitric acid. (The reactivity of mercury towards acids is further considered on pp. 436, 438.) It forms amalgams—liquid or solid—with many other metals these find uses as reducing agents (for example with sodium, zinc) and as dental fillings (for example with silver, tin or copper). 

Drying by hydrolysis. The production of extremely dry (99 -9-(- per cent.) ethyl alcohol from commercial absolute alcohol (99-f percent.) is possible by taking advantage of the fact that the hydrolysis of an ester consumes water. Thus if the absolute alcohol is treated with a little sodium in the presence of an ester of high boiling point e.g., ethyl... 

Di-n-butyl ether. Technical n-butyl ether does not usually contain appreciable quantities of peroxides, unless it has been stored for a prolonged period. It should, however, be tested for peroxides, and, if the test is positive, the ether should be shaken with an acidified solution of a ferrous salt or with a solution of sodium sulphite (see under Diethyl ether). The ether is dried with anhydrous calcium chloride, and distilled through a fractionating column the portion, b.p. 140-141°, is collected. If a fraction of low boiling point is obtained, the presence of n-butyl... 

If, however, the sodium hydroxide is removed by allowing it to react with excess of an ester of high boiling point, such as ethyl succinate or ethyl phthalate, super-dry ethyl alcohol may be obtained ... 

A solution of cuprous bromide may be prepared either by dissolving the solid in hot constant boiling point hydrobromic acid or by refluxing a mixture of 63 g. of crystallised copper sulphate, 20 g. of copper turnings, 154 g. of sodium bromide dihydrate, 30 g. (16-3 ml.) of concentrated sulphuric acid and 1 litre of water for 3-4 hours. If the colour of the solution has not become yellowish after this period of heating, a few grams of sodium sulphite should be added to complete the reduction. 

Reflux a mixture of 68 g. of anhydrous zinc chloride (e.g., sticks), 40 ml. (47 -5 g.) of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 18-5 g. (23 ml.) of sec.-butyl alcohol (b.p. 99-100°) in the apparatus of Fig. 777, 25, 1 for 2 hours. Distil oflF the crude chloride untU the temperature rises to 100°. Separate the upper layer of the distillate, wash it successively with water, 5 per cent, sodium hydroxide solution and water dry with anhydrous calcium chloride. Distil through a short column or from a Claisen flask with fractionating side arm, and collect the fraction of b.p. 67-70° some high boiling point material remains in the flask. Redistil and collect the pure cc. butyl chloride at 67-69°. The yield is 15 g. 

Mix 40 g. (51 ml.) of isopropyl alcohol with 460 g. (310 ml.) of constant boiling point hydrobromic acid in a 500 ml. distilling flask, attach a double surface (or long Liebig) condenser and distil slowly (1-2 drops per second) until about half of the liquid has passed over. Separate the lower alkyl bromide layer (70 g.), and redistil the aqueous layer when a further 7 g. of the crude bromide will be obtained (1). Shake the crude bromide in a separatory funnel successively with an equal volume of concentrated hydrochloric acid (2), water, 5 per cent, sodium bicarbonate solution, and water, and dry with anhydrous calcium chloride. Distil from a 100 ml. flask the isopropyl bromide passes over constantly at 59°. The yield is 66 g. 

Di-n-amyl ether. Use 50 g. (61 5 ml.) of n-amyl alcohol (b.p. 136-137°) and 7 g. (4 ml.) of concentrated sulphuric acid. The calculated volume of water (5 ml.) is collected when the temperature inside the flask rises to 157° (after 90 minutes). Steam distil the reaction mixture, separate the upper layer of the distillate and dry it with anhydrous potassium carbonate. Distil from a 50 ml. Claisen flask and collect the fractions of boiling point (i) 145-175° (13 g.), (ii) 175-185° (8 g.) and (iii) 185-190° (largely 185-185-5°) (13 g.). Combine fractions (i) and (u), reflux for 1 hour in a small flask with 3 g. of sodium, and distil from the sodium amyloxide and excess of sodium this yields 9 5 g. of fairly pure n-amyl ether (iv). The total yield is therefore 22 - 5 g. A perfectly pure product, b.p. 184 185°, is obtained by further distillation from a Little sodium. 

Reflux 1 ml. of the ether with 5 ml. of freshly distilled, constant boiling point hydriodic acid (Section 11,49,2), b.p. 126-128°, for 2-3 hours. Add 10 ml. of water, distil and collect about 7 ml. of liquid. Decolourise the distillate by the addition of a httle sodium bisulphite, and separate the two layers by means of a dropper pipette (Fig. 11,27,1). Determine the b.p. of the resulting iodide by the Siwoloboff method (Section 11,12) and prepare a crystalline derivative (Section 111,42). 

Dissolve or suspend 0 - 5 g. of the acid in 5 ml. of water in a small conical flask, add a drop or two of phenolphthalein indicator, and then 4-5 per cent, sodium hydroxide solution until the acid is just neutrahsed. Add a few drops of very dilute hydrochloric acid so that the final solution is faintly acid (litmus).f Introduce 0-5 g. of p-bromophenacyl bromide (m.p. 109°) dissolved in 5 ml. of rectified (or methylated) spirit, and heat the mixture under reflux for 1 hour if the mixture is not homogeneous at the boiling point or a solid separates out, add just sufficient alcohol to produce homogeneity. [Di- and tri-basic acids require proportionately larger amounts of the reagent and longer refluxing periods.] Allow the solution to cool, filter the separated crystals at the pump, wash with a little alcohol and then with water. Recrystallise from dilute alcohol dissolve the solid in hot alcohol, add hot water until a turbidity just results, clear the latter with a few drops of alcohol, and allow to cool. Acetone may sometimes be employed for recrystallisation. 

Place a mixture of 25 5 g. of n-valerio acid (Sections 111,83 and 111,84), 30 g. (37 -5 ml.) of dry n-propyl alcohol, 50 ml. of sodium-dried benzene and 10 g. (5-5 ml.) of concentrated sulphuric acid in a 250 ml. round-bottomed flask equipped with a vertical condenser, and reflux for 36 hours. Pour into 250 ml. of water and separate the upper layer. Extract the aqueous layer with ether, and add the extract to the benzene solution. Wash the combined extracts with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution until effervescence ceases, then with water, and dry with anhydrous magnesium sulphate. Remove the low boiling point solvents by distillation (use the apparatus of Fig. II, 13,4 but with a Claisen flask replacing the distilling flask) the temperature will rise abruptly and the fi-propyl n-valerate will pass over at 163-164°. The yield is 28 g. 

The iso-nitrile may be removed by the following procedure. Shake the crude (undistilled) n-butyl cyanide twice with about half its volume of concentrated hydrochloric acid and separate carefully after each washing then wash successively with water, saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water. Dry with anhydrous calcium chloride or anhydrous calcium sulphate, and distil. Collect the pure n-butyl cyanide at 139-141°. If a fraction of low boiling point is obtained (because of incomplete drying), dry it again with anhydrous calcium sulphate and redistil. The yield is 95 g. 

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