Small scale reaction chemistry at low temperatures without dry ice / acetone
06/07/2022
During synthetic chemistry, when low temperatures are required for either a very slow or a stereospecific reaction step, it is extremely common for scientists to use a dry ice / acetone dewar to achieve temperatures of down to -78 °C.
Although inexpensive and powerful, this solution presents a number of distinct disadvantages including: no control of reaction temperature, inability to run experiments overnight, necessity of planning to ensure you have dry ice to hand and the possibility that you either run out of, or do not have any dry ice available.
Julabo came together with Asynt to design a solution that would address these issues in a single contained product, whilst also offering the ability to use a range of different vessels and vessel sizes for increased flexibility.