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Manuel Jimenez

How do I dry NMP (N methylpyrrolidone) in an oven without polymerizing it?

David A Kelly  Follow

NMP should not be dried in an oven. Reflux with CaH2 and subsequently vacuum distill it. Store over 4Å molecular sieve.

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Dave Nordling  Follow

The recommended ways to dry NMP are to use stir over CaH2 for 12 hours, distillation (not bad as it distills at 202 ºC and does not form an azeotrope with water), store over 4 angstrom sieves. If I really wanted to dry NMP, I would first dry over CaH2 and distill, collecting over freshly activated 4 angstrom molecular sieves.

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