Besides the usual "should be stored in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area in tightly sealed containers", is there anything else I should know about storage of this chem? Is there something I could add to home-made ethyl bromide to preserve it for a few months?
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it should be stored in very tightly sealed containers!
i had evaporate 20 ml into the lab atmosphere over some months :o .
if you used drones method, you should shake it with 1/5th volume
of conc. H2SO4 to remove possible ether and then wash with
sodium (bi)carbonate and water.
it should be realtively stable, distill before use.
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This compound will be fun to work with[sarcasm]. Thanks for the heads-up! 8)
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Alkyl halogenides are often stored over a piece of silver foil. Dunno why though.
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I'm not exactly sure of the mechanism, however storing alkyl halides with a small amount of silver wire or copper shot prevents discoloration and decomposition of the organics. For example, I have seen numerous bottles of alkyl iodides from Aldrich, the most recent reagents were all shipped with a few copper beads(shot) rolling around in the bottom of the bottle. The copper has completely prevented any discoloration from forming over a 5 year period.
I have a 25L flask from the 1950's still nice and clear. It's just standing in a basment.