Z-Malti Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I am currently going to synthesize the ester methyl salicylate but I don't know where I can buy methanol locally Is there any chance that a hardware store, pharmacy or any other store may have it? PS: I also made ethyl ethanoate and I was wondering how to separate it from the alcohol and the acid, maybe distillation? Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj47 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I think anti freeze is mainly methanol, havn't a clue about the purity though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdurg Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I think anti freeze is mainly methanol, havn't a clue about the purity though. Antifreeze is typically ethylene glycol. Methanol isn't that great of an antifreeze because it is VERY volatile and you don't want your antifreeze to become a gas due to the high heat of the engine. That would be pretty bad. Many winshield washer fluids have a high proportion of methanol in them and you may be able to use that to distill out pure CH3OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phosphor-ing Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 HEET gasoline additive is methanol. It's used to safely remove water from gas tanks after a car has been sitting for too long. Google "goldeagle" to find a store that carries this near you. I can't attest to it being absolutely pure but it is real close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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