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Market => Product requests => Topic started by: elmovaage on March 29, 2012, 12:40 pm

Title: Bromine
Post by: elmovaage on March 29, 2012, 12:40 pm
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?

Title: Re: Bromine
Post by: Mitanox on March 29, 2012, 01:38 pm
Make your own out of batteries :) Much safer also!
Title: Re: Bromine
Post by: monkey_dream0n on March 31, 2012, 01:41 am
Make the bromine from cheap Br-R salts, is not too much bother if you want safety.
Title: Re: Bromine
Post by: ProfADaemon on April 01, 2012, 02:30 pm
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.
Title: Re: Bromine
Post by: Nevita on April 01, 2012, 08:20 pm
Smells like 2c-b here :) hehe
Title: Re: Bromine
Post by: Laughing Man on April 01, 2012, 08:27 pm
Bromine is easily synthesized from NaBr which costs only like $15/lb from pool/spa stores.
Title: Re: Bromine
Post by: tan on April 02, 2012, 04:07 pm
Have a look here for an easy synthesis:

http://woelen.homescience.net/science/chem/exps/OTC_bromine/index.html