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Heating under reflux template
Free template. Download it, or open it in MolDraw to change it first.
Flask on a stirrer hotplate with a reflux condenser and a drying tube.
What the template shows
- Boil a reaction for hours without losing solvent
- Drying tube
- CaCl₂ keeps moist air out
- Water out
- Reflux condenser
- Vapour condenses and runs back
- Cold water fills the jacket from below
- Reaction mixture
- Fill the flask no more than half
- Stirrer hotplate
- Heat to a gentle boil; stir
- Reaction setup
Drawn with 13 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw.
Sources
How to use this template
- Press Edit in MolDraw. The template opens on the canvas of the free MolDraw editor.
- Change anything: move structures, edit atoms and labels, recolour highlights or delete what you do not need.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Heating under reflux template free?
Yes. The Heating under reflux template is one of the free MolDraw templates: open it in the editor or download it from this page as SVG or PNG and use it in your slides, worksheets and notes.
Can I edit the Heating under reflux 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.