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drying pyridine

I need to do a reaction with dry pyridine. I know I can buy it dry, but I want to be able to keep it dry for future use. (The lab that I'm currently working in is poorly set up to do this type of thing; that's what I get for doing a sabbatical in a Materials Science and Metallurgy Department.) Can I just throw in some molecular sieves and blanket it with nitrogen after use in a glove bag?

Barbara Reisner / James Madison University Wed, 01/14/2009 - 13:10

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Deuterated solvents and glove boxes

Submitted by Maggie Geselbracht / Reed College on Fri, 10/31/2008 - 19:43

Another glove box question from a "formerly dry box-now working with a few solvents in the box" neophyte...

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green solvents

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 16:29

I'm doing some metal-organic framework synthesis and most of the syntheses employ DEF or DMF. I'm not a fan of either solvent (okay - I'm a solid state chemist) and would like to use something a bit "greener". Does anyone have suggestions for resources that talk about green solvents for inorganic system, particularly resources that suggest specific replacements for solvents?

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