--- title: "Vacuum distillation Template – Chemistry Diagram | MolDraw" url: https://www.moldraw.com/templates/setup-vacuum-distillation/ description: "Vacuum distillation template: Claisen adapter, still head, condenser and vacuum adapter, with a cold trap and manometer on the line to the pump. Preview it…" lang: en publisher: Scidart Academy generated: 2026-10-28 --- [MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/) › [Templates](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/) › [Reaction setups](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/reaction-setups/) › Vacuum distillation [Reaction setups](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/reaction-setups/)Premium # Vacuum distillation template ![Vacuum distillation template: Claisen adapter, still head, condenser and vacuum adapter, with a cold trap and manometer on the line to the pump.](https://www.moldraw.com/templates/setup-vacuum-distillation.webp) [Edit in MolDraw](https://www.moldraw.com/)Download with Pro Premium template. Preview and edit it free in MolDraw; downloading and exporting it is part of [MolDraw Pro](https://www.moldraw.com/pricing). Claisen adapter, still head, condenser and vacuum adapter, with a cold trap and manometer on the line to the pump. ## What the template shows - Distil high-boiling or heat-sensitive liquids at a lower temperature - Water out - Bulb level with the side arm. A liquid boils when its vapour pressure equals the pressure above it, so less pressure, lower boiling point - Claisen adapter - Pot thermometer in one neck; the bend keeps bumped liquid out of the head - Stirred flask - Stir hard (or use a capillary bleed) to stop bumping; boiling chips do not work under vacuum - Record the pressure with the boiling point - Round-bottom only; check all glass for cracks - Cold trap - In a Dewar of dry ice and acetone; keeps vapours out of the pump - Vacuum pump - Evacuate before heating; at the end cool, let air in, then stop the pump - Reaction setup Drawn with 33 shapes – every one editable in MolDraw. ## Sources - [Zubrick, The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, 10th ed., Wiley 2016](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9781118875780) Textbook - [Furniss et al., Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., Longman 1989](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780582462366) Textbook - [Atkins, de Paula & Keeler, Atkins' Physical Chemistry, 11th ed., OUP 2018](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780198769866) Textbook ## How to use this template 1. Press **Edit in MolDraw**. The template opens on the canvas of the free MolDraw editor. 2. Change anything: move structures, edit atoms and labels, recolour highlights or delete what you do not need. 3. Add your own structures, arrows and text next to it, or combine several templates on one page. 4. Export the drawing as PNG, SVG or PDF for slides, worksheets, theses and papers. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is the Vacuum distillation template free? You can preview the Vacuum distillation 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 Vacuum distillation 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. 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