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By heating I assume you mean fire? How much temperature are we talking about? What are the byproducts released? I need to make sure so I can take the
safety precautions needed.
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I used NileRed’s quantities.
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I never heard of EDTA before this. Why did you opt to use it in the place of gelatin? unflavored gelatin is ubiquitous and cheap.
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I have EDTA on my shelf. I bought it a long time ago together with Eriochrome Black T to do potable water titrations. Since EDTA is known as a
powerful chelator, I decided to use it instead of gelatine.
I will definitely try to recrystallise it when I have time, but I was surprised.
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| Quote: Originally posted by ManyInterests | | By heating I assume you mean fire? How much temperature are we talking about? What are the byproducts released? I need to make sure so I can take the
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According to ChemSpider it decomposes at melting point 254-255 °C: https://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.23225.html (Properties tab)
Products of decomposition should be N2, H2O and SO2. Only the last one is of concern, being a lung irritant. But if
you test a tiny quantity outside or in your balcony-turned-into-fume-hood, it should be fine.
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This might help:
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Also this: Quantitative Determination of Hydrazine
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| Quote: Originally posted by Keras |
I used NileRed’s quantities.
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I never heard of EDTA before this. Why did you opt to use it in the place of gelatin? unflavored gelatin is ubiquitous and cheap.
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So I am assuming that you used 22g of urea and 500ml of 5% bleach? Yeah, you will need to recrystallize or something since the amount you got, 50g,
would be impossible. Nilered got 20.25g, a 48% yield. If he got 100% he might have gotten close to 41g or so, but I highly doubt anyone could get 100%
yield on a lab scale.
I remember the first few synthesis I tried, I used Magpie's quantities but I was lead to believe by a YouTuber that the hydrochloric acid was
optional. It wasn't. I didn't bring the pH down enough for hydrazine sulfate to form. I don't know what the white powder I got ultimately was, but it
wasn't enough to be either sodium sulfate or hydrazine sulfate.
I have EDTA on my shelf. I bought it a long time ago together with Eriochrome Black T to do potable water titrations. Since EDTA is known as a
powerful chelator, I decided to use it instead of gelatine.
I will definitely try to recrystallise it when I have time, but I was surprised.
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I think you should. I looked up Nile Red's video on hydrazine sulfate (I found other methods more superior to his) and he used 22g of urea. I am
assuming you used the same reagents as well (500ml 5% bleach, 100ml 50% sulfuric acid, etc) and his yield was 20.25g or 48%. Meaning a 100% yield
would be around 41g at the absolute most. I highly doubt anyone could get that high in a lab setting.
This reminds me of the first few times I was making hydrazine sulfate. I used the Magpie quantities (a YouTuber also did it, but without the alcohol
wash) and I was originally lead to think that the hydrochloric acid was optional. It wasn't. But due to that, I didn't add enough acids to even fully
neutralize it. Something did come out, but it wasn't hydrazine sulfate.
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| Quote: Originally posted by ManyInterests |
So I am assuming that you used 22g of urea and 500ml of 5% bleach? Yeah, you will need to recrystallize or something since the amount you got, 50g,
would be impossible. Nilered got 20.25g, a 48% yield. If he got 100% he might have gotten close to 41g or so, but I highly doubt anyone could get 100%
yield on a lab scale.
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I think I used 9.6% bleach instead. I don’t have 5% bleach. Maybe I scaled down the volume accordingly. Can’t remember, didn't really write
anything down since it was reproducing what many other people had already done (and redone, and re-redone…)
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Since you used the sulfuric acid neutralization method and that small volume of liquid, it’s most likely just sodium sulfate.
“Alchemy is trying to turn things yellow; chemistry is trying to avoid things turning yellow.” -Tom deP.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Sir_Gawain | | Since you used the sulfuric acid neutralization method and that small volume of liquid, it’s most likely just sodium sulfate.
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That is what I am thinking. I remember (I posted it here on this thread a few years ago) when I only used sulfuric acid. What came out when it was
very, very cold was sodium sulfate and not hydrazine sulfate.
The one thing I would be looking for now after I finish adding the HCl and start with the sulfuric acid is what I call 'the snow globe effect'. It's
when you see bits of the shiny hydrazine sulfate start to form and swirl around (if you're using magnetic stirring) even if the solution is still warm
after the addition of all the acids. That stuff is hydrazine sulfate.
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| Quote: Originally posted by ManyInterests |
That is what I am thinking. I remember (I posted it here on this thread a few years ago) when I only used sulfuric acid. What came out when it was
very, very cold was sodium sulfate and not hydrazine sulfate. |
I don’t really put the solution in the fridge, given the video warned about lowering the temp under 15 °C.
I’m going to dissolve my 50 g of mixture in 100 mL of water at 30 °C. Apparently this is enough to dissolve 50 g of sodium sulphate, while I'd lose
only 3 g of hydrazine sulphate. What does not dissolve should therefore be pure hydrazine sulphate.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Keras |
I’m going to dissolve my 50 g of mixture in 100 mL of water at 30 °C. Apparently this is enough to dissolve 50 g of sodium sulphate, while I'd lose
only 3 g of hydrazine sulphate. What does not dissolve should therefore be pure hydrazine sulphate. |
By the way, yes, this worked. I ended up with 12 g of what I think is mostly pure hydrazine sulphate. Not much left, but at least I’m fairly
confident this is the real McCoy now.
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Yeah, with higher concentrations of hypochlorite, you just have to use the hydrochloric acid neutralization. I’ve used 12% bleach, cooled to <10C
and gotten no sodium sulfate precipitation.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Sir_Gawain | | Yeah, with higher concentrations of hypochlorite, you just have to use the hydrochloric acid neutralization. I’ve used 12% bleach, cooled to <10C
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Thanks for mentioning that, when I do my next hydrazine synthesis, I'll also let it cool to a little below 10C since you mentioned that. I wanna do
one final hydrazine sulfate synthesis since I finally got a handle on freebasing it. I just don't want to have to bother with making more for a good
long time.
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| Quote: Originally posted by ManyInterests |
Thanks for mentioning that, when I do my next hydrazine synthesis, I'll also let it cool to a little below 10C since you mentioned that. I wanna do
one final hydrazine sulfate synthesis since I finally got a handle on freebasing it. I just don't want to have to bother with making more for a good
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By the way, it is mentioned in the famous book Small Scale Synthesis of Laboratory Reagents that: ‘Neutralisation is performed with HCl
rather than the more commonly used H₂SO₄, reducing the exothermicity of the reaction and thermal loss of hydrazine, as well as co-precipitation of
Na₂SO₄.10H₂O on cooling, due to NaCl forming part of the salt load.’
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| Quote: Originally posted by Keras | | Quote: Originally posted by ManyInterests |
Thanks for mentioning that, when I do my next hydrazine synthesis, I'll also let it cool to a little below 10C since you mentioned that. I wanna do
one final hydrazine sulfate synthesis since I finally got a handle on freebasing it. I just don't want to have to bother with making more for a good
long time. |
By the way, it is mentioned in the famous book Small Scale Synthesis of Laboratory Reagents that: ‘Neutralisation is performed with HCl
rather than the more commonly used H₂SO₄, reducing the exothermicity of the reaction and thermal loss of hydrazine, as well as co-precipitation of
Na₂SO₄.10H₂O on cooling, due to NaCl forming part of the salt load.’
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And NaCl is quite soluble in water, hence it's ease of purification. 
I did it one more time. Albiet when I add the acid I don't take break, I only wait for the fizzing to subside between additions. I did cool down my
solution to 10C before filtering. I got a 101 grams this time. I probably will not need any more hydrazine sulfate for a long time, as I have 148g in
total now.
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