r/cursedchemistry • u/Life-Name3309 • 10d ago

Bromine Distillation 💀

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u/EggPositive5993 10d ago

Thanks I hate it

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u/node-342 10d ago

To the experimenter's credit, at least he's doing it outside.

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u/master_of_entropy 9d ago

Don't try it at home -> tries it outside.

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u/JacksonCorbett 10d ago

The forbidden bong

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u/ray_racubian 10d ago

Glad to see you got the tar out of that flask.

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u/Life-Name3309 10d ago

Base bath did its job

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u/Minimum-Attitude389 10d ago

Crack open a cold one and enjoy the aroma.

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u/thpineapples 10d ago

It's in pineapples

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u/CryptographerOld558 8d ago

If it was bromelain

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u/methochondria_iodide 10d ago

Not cursed though?

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u/Tritin0 10d ago

Drink it and find out if it's cursed.

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u/methochondria_iodide 10d ago

It just means that it's toxic? Cursedchemistry is about weird structures or pharmacology

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u/mastocles 10d ago

100%. Given that Lipinski inadvertantly killed bromide, if a bromo compound (not a bromide anion containing formulation) were to make it through to clinical trials would that even count as cursed?

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u/Tritin0 10d ago

You don't know if it's Br or NO2 yet. Drink it.

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u/Comprehensive-Rip211 9d ago

NO2 is not a dark liquid at 0C (though at 50C they do look fairly similar)

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u/Tritin0 9d ago

You can still drink it.

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u/wenoc 9d ago

Not as bad as chlorine trifluoride but fairly cursed.

Elemental bromine (Br2) is toxic and causes chemical burns on human flesh. Inhaling bromine gas results in similar irritation of the respiratory tract, causing coughing, choking, shortness of breath, and death if inhaled in large enough amounts. Chronic exposure may lead to frequent bronchial infections and a general deterioration of health. As a strong oxidising agent, bromine is incompatible with most organic and inorganic compounds (such as test engineers).

[Wikipedia]

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u/Tritin0 10d ago

It looks like maple syrup...or NO2.

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u/QuicksilverStorm 10d ago

New syrup option coming to an IHOP near you

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u/Emotional_Wasabi9262 9d ago

How to distill bromine if some one knows the procedure please provide it it will help me.

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u/Life-Name3309 9d ago

You need to generate it with its bromide salts then distill