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Reaction at −78 °C template
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Dry three-neck flask in a dry-ice/acetone bath on a stirrer, internal low-temperature thermometer, septum with syringe addition and an N₂ inlet. University.
What the template shows
- Add a reactive reagent (e.g. n-BuLi, LDA, DIBAL-H) slowly to a cold solution under nitrogen
- Syringe addition
- Dry, N₂-flushed syringe; add dropwise down the cold flask wall
- Reseals when the needle is withdrawn
- Flame- or oven-dried flask
- Dry THF or ether and the substrate, stirred
- Dry-ice / acetone bath
- Low-temperature thermometer
- Dyed alcohol, reads to −100 °C (or a thermocouple), bulb in the solution; keep the inside below −70 °C during the addition
- From a Schlenk line (or a balloon); slight positive pressure
- Reaction setup
Drawn with 18 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Reaction at −78 °C template free?
You can preview the Reaction at −78 °C template here and open and edit it in MolDraw for free. Downloading or exporting it is part of MolDraw Pro, together with the other premium templates.
Can I edit the Reaction at −78 °C template?
Yes. It opens as an ordinary MolDraw drawing, so every structure, arrow, label and colour can be changed, and you can add your own content around it.
Is the chemistry checked?
Every structure is checked with RDKit and every curly arrow passes MolDraw’s electron-flow audit. The sources used are listed on this page.
Can I edit the glassware?
Yes. Every piece of glassware is a MolDraw apparatus object: move, resize, recolour the liquid or swap a piece and the joints stay connected.