Making Methyl Iodide
Hey guys, today we make a little bit of methyl iodide (iodomethane) using methanol, red phosphorus and iodine. I plan to use this in the future to synthesize caffeine. If you guys have any suggestions on how it can be used, let me know! References: • Chemplayer video: • Video • Erowid: https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodiu... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merch - https://nilered.tv/store ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the community: Patreon - / nilered Discord - / discord NileRed Newsletter - https://nile.red/home#newsletter You can also find me here: Facebook - / nilered2 Instagram - / nile.red Twitter - / nilered2 Nile talks about lab safety: • Chemistry is dangerous.
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