* The source material containing the compound to be extracted is placed inside the thimble.
* The thimble is loaded into the main chamber of the Soxhlet extractor.
* The extraction solvent to be used is placed in a distillation flask.
* The flask is placed on the heating element.
* The Soxhlet extractor is placed atop the flask.
* A reflux condenser is placed atop the extractor.