EmmisonJ - 28-6-2010 at 20:38
simple, easy question, just wanted to check with the experts.
i'm assuming the best way for long-term storage of anhydrous IPA is to store it in a bottle over 3a molecular sieves. with the bottle air-tight and
filled to the top so there's little breathing room in the bottle right?
just want to make sure IPA won't react with molecular sieves over time
JohnWW - 28-6-2010 at 21:31
The stuff is quite stable. Even with oxygen present in the bottle there should be no oxidation at ordinary temperatures. I am not certain about
absorption in molecular sieves, but there should not be any reaction with them unless they contain bonded to them strongly acid groups like -SO3H.