golfpro - 25-5-2013 at 17:01
Could you do this?
I am wondering if you could perform this exactly as is but using erythritol instead of pentra but the same amount as pentra. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/8631529/synthesis_of_petn_with...
Or is there a completely different way of going about it
hyfalcon - 25-5-2013 at 17:12
You might want to read this tread.
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=20638#...
chemcam - 25-5-2013 at 17:35
It is called ETN instead of PETN and is a widely discussed within hobby circles.
golfpro - 25-5-2013 at 18:31
Thanks ^^ that answers my question then. So instead f adding erythritol to sulfuric acid/AN the two powders are pre mixed and is added to the acid.
The is very in depth description too. I want to eventually be able to do that relatively safely and know what I am doing so just reading bits at a
time and doing other stuff for now. Even though erythritol is different from pentra, they act the same in the production is what I see there.
I also saw the recrystalization process. So no heat was used in that, but why did the guy who had the hand accident use heat in recrystalizing the etn
from ethanol???
[Edited on 26-5-2013 by golfpro]
Prometheus23 - 26-5-2013 at 01:16
Also just an fyi the compound is called PENTAerythritol not PENTRAerythritol.