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Rocket 4D Evaporation System User Manual
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04-7848 Issue 2-4 August 2014
Acceptable solvents
The solvents listed in the following table will not damage the evaporator, providing
appropriate methods are used. Contact your local Genevac representative for advice
before using any solvent which is not listed.
Solvent Recommended method Acceptable?
Acetic acid MeCO
2
H Aqueous
■
Acetic anhydride Medium BP
■
Acetonitrile MeCN, ACN Low BP
■
Amonium hydroxide NH
3
OH Requires special method
□
1-Butanol Medium BP
■
2-Butanol Medium BP
■
Butanone MEK Low BP
■
Butyl acetate Medium BP
■
tert -Butyl alcohol tert -butanol Aqueous
■
Chlorobenzene Medium BP
■
Chloroform CHCl
3
Very Low BP
■
Cyclohexane Low BP
■
1,2-Dichloroethane DCE Low BP
■
Dichloromethane DCM Very Low BP
■
Diisopropyl ether DIPE Low BP
■
N,N -Dimethyl formamide DMF Medium BP
■
1,4-Dioxane Aqueous
■
Ethanol EtOH Low BP
■
Ethyl acetate EtOAc Low BP
■
Formic acid HCO
2
H Aqueous
■
Heptane Low BP
■
Hexane Low BP
■
Methanol MeOH Low BP
■
Methyl teriary butyl ether MTBE Low BP
■
1-Pentanol Medium BP
■
Petroleum ether pet ether Low BP
■
1-Propanol Low BP
■
2-Propanal IPA, iso -propanol Low BP
■
Propanone Acetone Low BP
■
Pyridine Medium BP
■
Sodium hydroxide (aqueous) NaOH Aqueous
■
Tetrahydrofruoran THF Low BP
■
Toluene Low BP
■
Triethylamine Et
3
N Low BP
■
Water H
2
O Aqueous
■
Water & Acetonitrile HPLC
■
Water & Methanol HPLC
■
Water & Ammonia Requires special method
□
TFA & DCM Low BP Mix
■
■
Solvent may be evaporated using Rocket
□
Requires special method

Before evaporating DMF, pre-heat the evaporator by running the Medium BP method
with no solvent for 15 minutes.