68 year-old bottle of a-pinene distilled by Harry Mosher

I’m a 2nd year grad student that wasn’t patient enough with the rotovap. Now, my Friday will be spent cleaning this poor piece of equipment. Luckily, the bump trap worked and the pink sludge didn’t get too deep into the innards/condenser.

Remember: just because you’ve done it 100 times doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be just as thorough and careful. Always strive to be better!

Pink explosion like Barbenheimer though.