Question using ethanol from hand sanitizer?

[sideofpills]

For extracting pseudoephedrine from sudafed pills could I substitute methanol found in anti-freeze with ethanol from hand sanitizer (75% ethanol)? Would this have the same result?

 

[blackburn]

you would have to distill it

 

[sideofpills]

Thanks Sweswe. Do I need to distill it only once or twice?

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

Methanol and ethanol are not the same. You can probably get methanol out of windshield washer fluid or heat gas antifreeze or brake cleaner

 

[sideofpills]

Frit Buchner I tried searching online for antifreeze and windshield washer with methanol in it locally but they do not state if they have methanol or not in it. Thats why I was asking about hand sanitizer as an alternative thanks for pointing that out I am a rookie chemist I have a lot to learn appreciate it. I know HEET Gas-Line Antifreeze works but they do not sell it in my country anymore.

Once I find a product with methanol I would have to distill this windshield washer fluid to separate the methanol from the other chemicals right? Just double checking thank you so much again.

 

[Osmosis Vanderwaal]

Generally yes you would have to distill it I search for the MSDS to confirm what chemicals are in something and the concentration. You can sometimes get paint thinner that is pure methanol

 

[sideofpills]

Thank you very much sir!