In this video I will be synthesizing benzene from sodium benzoate and sodium hydroxide. This procedure was taken from the ScienceMadness forum: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=325 The ratios of reactants used and the method of using the can was suggested by Organikum. I forgot to mention in the video, but if you use glass, it does not conduct well and depending on how much you use, the glass can crack when cooling. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6