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Market => Product requests => Topic started by: elmovaage on March 29, 2012, 12:40 pm
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I need about 100ml of this simple chemical element, but i cant seem to find any official webshops which are willing to sell it to privates (tried Sigmaaldrich, and some others.).
Anyone have any information in where i would be able to obtain this?
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Make your own out of batteries :) Much safer also!
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Make the bromine from cheap Br-R salts, is not too much bother if you want safety.
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Making elemental bromine (Br2) requires 90% concentrated sulphuric acid, which gives off clouds of corrosive yellow gas in the entire area you're working with. This means you need a fume hood and glove box to perform this procedure.
The elemental bromine itself also constantly releases a stream of toxic red bromine vapors into the work area.
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Smells like 2c-b here :) hehe
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Bromine is easily synthesized from NaBr which costs only like $15/lb from pool/spa stores.
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Have a look here for an easy synthesis:
http://woelen.homescience.net/science/chem/exps/OTC_bromine/index.html