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[*] posted on 18-12-2025 at 19:14
Is overcooling the haloform reaction even possible.


I believe both theory and experience would indicate that this isn't possible without extreme cold conditions.


I mixed 50 ml of acetone to a gallon of concentrated bleach found at the local Walmart.

The sodium hypochlorite was chilled to about 3 C via storage outdoors. The acetone was about 19C.

The solution turned white after acetone was added to it. I then quickly added ice. 19 hours later I went to decant and some ice was still present. The reaction container was stored at about 8-11 C when I went to decant.

I hypothesize that the bleach was not as concentrated as thought. The solution will react with choroform over time but it is said to be slow.
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[*] posted on 19-12-2025 at 01:04


You added Ice in the reaction container? If so you diluted it further.



Water is dangerous if you don't know how to handle it, elemental fluorine (F₂) on the other hand is pretty tame if you know what you are doing.
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