
User Manual
Genevac HT-4X Evaporation System
04-7415 Issue 1-16 August
2014
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Acceptable solvents
Carry out a risk assessment for each solvent or solvent mixture before use. Solvents
included in the following table are not damaging to the evaporator providing appropriate
methods are used. Contact your local Genevac representative for advice before using
solvents which are not.
Solvent
Acceptable?
Solvent
Acceptable?
Acetic acid
MeCO
2
H
■
Hydrobromic acid
HBr
■
Acetic anhydride
■
Methanol
MeOH
■
Acetonitrile
MeCN, ACN
■
Methyl teriary butyl ether
MTBE
■
Amonium hydroxide
NH
3
OH
■
N
-Methly-pyrrolidone
NMP
■
1-Butanol
■
Pentane
p
2-Butanol
■
1-Pentanol
■
Butanone
MEK
■
Petroleum ether
pet ether
■
Butyl acetate
■
1-Propanol
■
tert
-Butyl alcohol
tert
-butanol
■
2-Propanal
IPA,
iso
-propanol
■
Chlorobenzene
■
Propanone
Acetone
■
Chloroform
CHCl
3
■
Pyridine
■
Cyclohexane
■
Sodium hydroxide
(aqeous)
NaOH
■
1,2-Dichloroethane
DCE
■
Tetrahydrofruran
THF
■
Dichloromethane
DCM
■
Thionyl chloride
SOCl
2
□
Diethyl ether
p
Toluene
■
Diisopropyl ether
DIPE
■
Trichloroacetic acid
TCA
■
Dimethyl acetamide
■
Triethylamine
Et
3
N
■
N,N
-Dimethyl formamide
DMF
■
Trifluroacetic acid
TFA
■
Dimethyl sulfoxide
DMSO
■
2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol
TFE
■
1,4-Dioxane
■
Water
H
2
O
■
Ethanol
EtOH
■
Water & Acetonitrile
■
Ethyl acetate
EtOAc
■
Water & Methanol
■
Formic acid
HCO
2
H
■
Water & Ammonia
ammonium hydroxide
■
Heptane
■
Water & HCl
□
Hexane
■
Methanol & HCl
□
TFA & DCM
■
■
Solvent may be evaporated in HT-4X.
□
Only compatible if HT-4X is HCl resistant.
p
Only compatible if HT-4X has an inert gas purge system.