I'm doing a reaction with Lauric Acid (165°C), Lauryl Amine(115°C), 1,2-hexadecanediol (183°C), Fe(acac)3 and benzylether (135°C) to create Fe3O4 nanocrystals. I am to heat the mixture to 300°C at a rate of 4°/min under argon. I have provided the flashpoints in the parenthesis, as you can see, they are all far below the 300°C reflux temperature. I've never really encountered this issue before.
All of the items except for the benzylether are solids which are to be dissolved in the benzylether.
So I'm just curious if the flashpoints are something I need to be conscious and careful of, or if they are dissolved are they a non-issue? However, the benzylether's flashpoint is also below 300°C (it's bp is 298).
I'm just not sure how to proceed cautiously, or what precautions I need to take, if any (probably stems from my limited understanding of a flashpoint too, aside from what I've read on wikipedia).