Synthesis of Hexachloropropene from Heptachloropropane and Analysis

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Welcome back to Wheeler Scientific! This video will use a previously produced reagent to produce hexachloropropene, which will then be used to produce uranium tetrachloride. The reaction is an elimination reaction known as E2, a fundamental organic reaction; in the reaction, chlorine is kicked off, and a new double bond is formed. To accomplish this, We will use a strong base to remove a hydrogen group.
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[@householdchemist]

This is really cool and well explained! Keep it up.

[@WheelerScientific]

Glad you enjoyed it! Much more to come, did you like anything in particular?

[@Psychx_]

If you want to analyze single, liquid compounds, a refractometer can be tremendously useful, while being super simple at the same time.

[@WheelerScientific]

They are terrific, but I don't have a working one at the moment...

[@JoshPetty-fq2qv]

What material under the round bottom in the beginning?

[@WheelerScientific]

Sand

[@Psychx_]

What do Hexa- and Heptochloropropane smell like?

[@WheelerScientific]

They have a sweetish smell, I tried avoid breathing them due to their toxicity, but was hard to do when doing FTIR.

[@Ozcanium]

Heptachloropropane smells oddly refreshing, like pine trees (pinene) mixed in with a hint of mint.