Apparatus and Reaction Scheme on One Figure (Dean–Stark Esterification)

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Features used in this figure

• Apparatus (pick glassware and it connects; two-layer trap)
• Structures from names or SMILES
• Equilibrium arrow with reagents and conditions
• Export the whole figure to PowerPoint, Word, SVG or PNG

How to draw it in FlaskConnect

1. Build the apparatus (flask → Dean–Stark trap → condenser → thermometer → bath).
2. Call up the structures by name and line them up.
3. Draw the equilibrium arrow and write reagents and conditions.
4. Export the whole figure at once.

Notation tips

• Removing the water formed into the trap drives the equilibrium toward the products (Le Chatelier's principle).
• Compare the water collected with the theoretical amount to judge progress.

Watch it built

Building this setup in FlaskConnect (with narration).

Draw this in the app

This figure was drawn in FlaskConnect. Call up structures by name or SMILES, and add lone pairs, curved arrows and arrow text (subscripts and superscripts with buttons) in place. Drawing structures and schemes is Pro (US$3.99/month, first month free, or US$39.99 once); apparatus drawing and export are free.

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