Sigma Aldrich normally doesn't sell to amateurs, but they have a network of distributors which you may have more luck with.
I have placed an order with Refer Scientific of Aberdeen. No questions asked. Haven't received it yet but it has been dispatched.DavidJR - 19-2-2019 at 12:23
Received today:
fusso - 19-2-2019 at 13:10
Why's AcCl in a metal container?unionised - 19-2-2019 at 13:22
It is in a glass bottle because it attacks many plastics.
The bottle is fragile.
So that is packed in a tin- typically surrounded by vermiculiteTsjerk - 19-2-2019 at 13:28
It has vermiculite between the glass bottle and the metal container. unionised - 19-2-2019 at 13:30
There's a hint; the metal container is very big for just 500 g of acetyl chloride.DavidJR - 19-2-2019 at 17:33
Yeah, the acetyl chloride was in a bottle of the same kind as the dimethyl carbonate. I was expecting vermiculite but it was actually some sort of
absorbent pad stuff. The air in the can certainly smelled like acetic acid even though there was no visible sign of leakage.PirateDocBrown - 26-3-2019 at 09:14
This is a normal way for Aldrich to ship hazmat. I once even received red P packed like this.ipwn - 26-3-2019 at 18:36
Refer Scientific on main page doesnt contain many chemicals for sale..
are you sure this is the only alternative?
looks like you are able to buy from Sigma trough them..
do you recommend buy anything from them including simple chemicals?Deathunter88 - 26-3-2019 at 19:25
Refer Scientific on main page doesnt contain many chemicals for sale..
are you sure this is the only alternative?
looks like you are able to buy from Sigma trough them..
do you recommend buy anything from them including simple chemicals?
You can't purchase from Sigma as an individual. DavidJR - 26-3-2019 at 19:42
Yeah, you need to click through to the Sigma page (the red button at the top right of the refer scientific page).
You then fill a basket on the sigma site, hit check out, and will get sent back to the Refer site to pay. The sigma site seems to show a £22 or so
shipping charge but on each of my orders Refer actually charged me only £3.95 shipping.
1L aniline Ph.Eur. for less than 60 Euro, nearly colourless
2.5kg NaNO2 Ph.Eur. also less than 60 Euro
Ordered them to the company of my dad (toxic substances in germany beeing only sent to companies) and they had no problem after calling me and my dad!
(one year ago)
[Edited on 27-3-2019 by DrScrabs]DavidJR - 27-3-2019 at 12:22
If not, wonder if there's a similar company over here?
Might be worth emailing to ask, but you would probably be better looking for a similar distributor that's closer to you, because international hazmat
shipping won't be cheap.DavidJR - 4-9-2019 at 13:23
For anyone searching for this later, don't bother trying Refer Scientific any more, they never fulfilled my last 2 orders (after several successful
orders) and stopped replying to emails. Had to go to paypal for refund.Loptr - 5-9-2019 at 10:38
For anyone searching for this later, don't bother trying Refer Scientific any more, they never fulfilled my last 2 orders (after several successful
orders) and stopped replying to emails. Had to go to paypal for refund.
Anything happen that could have caused this? Any communications from them that might think they realized you are an individual?DavidJR - 5-9-2019 at 15:19
Anything happen that could have caused this? Any communications from them that might think they realized you are an individual?
Nope not really, I can't see any clear cause. And if they realized that I was an individual and decided not to sell to me, surely they'd just tell me
that and refund what I had paid for items not yet received.pneumatician - 24-11-2019 at 10:09
the web site is out of service for some days now...
Refer Scientific is kaput?DavidJR - 25-11-2019 at 08:24
Yes, I have noticed that it was down... but it seems to be back up now. Not that I would order from them again.
