First, search for baal's posts on the al/hg bond. He tries adding the nitro early and shows no increase in yields. Post 206591 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=9337.msg20659100#msg20659100)
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When swim was preparing to try this 2 days ago, he just searched for what baal had to say, he knows his shit when it comes to the al/hg.
Swims looking to attempt this again in the next 2 days. Hes thinking about maybe using less HgI2 tincture fluid. Maybe half? 7.5ml?
Can someone comment on this? Did swim use too much hg? Swims hgi2 is the only variable that swim can pin point. Like the nitro weighed exactly so it was good. The mdp2p was good. Everything was good cept no hgcl2, just hgi2 from tincture, which works, but maybe 900mg was too much. Baal says he uses like 130mg hgcl2 in his alhg and he yields like 27g salt from 25g ketone. Any ideas on swims tincture? What should swim use?
A key point is that swims al/hg, after the addition had finished, never got thick at all. It was the same consistensy the entire time. Why? What would have caused this?
DeeM: swim waited for bubbles and it was extremely exothermic. The meoh was definately cloudly, almost to the point that he could not see the Al. Next time swim will stir for 5 minutes continuously. Let it sit a minute. Then begin the addition regardless of bubbles or not but will look for dull greyness of the Al.
Bond: Swim did add a lil extra dh2o, about 2-4 ml's. Definately nothing like 100ml's. Swim thinks this is a little overkill maybe?