Quote: | Do you have any of your initial product left? There are tests you can do to identify hydrazine sulfate. |
I used 40 grams and I think I have about 20 grams left. I don't have much faith in them to extract enough hydrazine freebase in order to finish my NHN
synthesis. But I can test it if you like. I need to take a break from this for a bit before I do another synthesis of hydrazine. I have enough
experience with it so I can use the 'normal' quantities instead of half quantities.
I will be using hydrochloric acid in addition to sulfuric in making it. If that will free up more hydrazine sulfate. This failure was extremely
frustrating to me.
Quote: | In my experience you sometimes need a little water to kick the reaction off. |
When I opened my hydrazine container (I store it in a plastic tupperware) I noticed that the coffee filter I put under it was quite moist, so I assume
it was not 100% dry even if I thought it was. How much water are we talking about here?
Quote: | Were you using absolute ethanol or aziotropic? |
I used 95% denatured ethanol. Every guide I looked at in freebasing (including chemplayer, who I followed as closely as possible). I also have 99%
isopropyl alcohol to use if that will yield a better result.
I need to ask this one question about my failed NHN synthesis. While I do believe I made excellent nickel nitrate (it was very dry, no nitric acid,
and extremely green). When I added it to the rather... non-freebased hydrazine, the color turned green and some kind of green goo percipitated. I am
not sure what it is, but I don't think it's an explosive of any kind and I need to dispose of it. I poured 10% sodium hypochlorite solution and
calcium hypochlorite solution and it turned black. Did the left over liquid (which had hydrazine as evident when I poured the sodium hypochlorite in
it.
I also poured some bicarbonate solution in case there is any acid. What other precaution should I take before putting this stuff in the trash?
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