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Discussion => Drug safety => Topic started by: madma on June 12, 2012, 02:59 pm

Title: Stability of Freebase
Post by: madma on June 12, 2012, 02:59 pm
Hey!

i'm not that expirienced with freebase cocaine so would be happy if anybody could inform me:-)

does freebase really degrades fast because of oxygen?
how long  can i store it in a plastic baggy so that i don't loose too much.

also fo the chemists why does it degrade faster than in the salt form

thX!
Title: Re: Stability of Freebase
Post by: ZA6wUw8a on June 12, 2012, 07:26 pm
No. The freebase cocaine should be alright to store in a baggie almost indefinitely. This does not apply to all freebases.

From a chemistry perspective, freebases of compounds are generally less stable than their salt forms because the freebases are more reactive (with things in the atmosphere). That's because it's a tough life being a freebase, as your base is free of a proton and badly wants it.

Atmospheric reactions result in a mixture of compounds, some of which may have have properties which are not desirable (increased temperature of vaporization, non-selective pharmacological activity, etc).