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Can you make oil using Chloroform? Also, how does it compare to that of hexane?
its makes you sleepy?
Yes. It is probably the best solvent to use for this type of extraction. However it is heavier than water and you'll have to adjust any water washing procedure accordingly.
Please keep in mind, this shit is very unsafe and can kill you. Work in a fume hood with a proper gas scrubber, or do not work at all. Maybe can get away with only a scrubber.
basically this, its so dangerous that its generally not used.
I was asking more for educational purposes. Someone told me you can clean BHO with ether to make it more pure, and in the process changes the colour from dark to gold/red. Any truth in this?
THC is generally described as a red oil the purer it gets
Imo red color is the sign of oxydation and or contamination of red pistils pigment bleeded while extraction with polar solvent.
It is not necessary wasting money at risk.My money is on a--
I've seen the red color described in extractions which have primarily used non polar solvents--it usually appears after a water wash, which says to me it's more likely either:
a) purifying it as previously stated
b) involves some kind of hydration event
My money is on a--there have been studies performed on pure cannabinoid extract (contains nothing but cannabinoids, verified by gc-ms, hplc, and HNMR/CNMR) wherein the oil is decribed as a deep ruby red.
I'd argue that in fact the brown/amber color represents a hydrated complex of the thc+impurities. This could be the case especially if any higher metal ions are present.
I have another question seeing as I have a vast amount of knowledge here (thanks for the responses btw):
When using different alkanes as a solvent, do they become more effective when they have more carbons (ex. hexane over butane)?
So why have I heard that hexane oil is better than butane oil? Shouldn't it not matter?
In what sense it is "better"? Of course, this may be true becauseSo why have I heard that hexane oil is better than butane oil? Shouldn't it not matter?
In studies where THC is purified by chromatography it is still described as a ruby-red oil.