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sorry i thought i read somewhere that acetone was a non polar solvent. i am attempting to soak the seeds in a non polar solvent to get rid of some "gunk" and then use a polar solvent to extract the alkaloids.

Yes if done a lot of research and have armature chemestry skills.

okay, I'm attempting an LSA extraction using naphtha(zippo lighter fluid) as a non-polar solvent and isopropyl alcohol as the polar solvent. Is acetone a better non-polar solvent? when soaking the seeds over night in water to remove fungasides should I grind them first? should I let the...