Help guys, need social advice related to my home organic chemistry hobby.
so I've been doing fischer esterifications at home. i'm making lots of aroma compounds, mainly esters. pic related is my current collection.
well, i use lots of different alcohols for making esters.. i had methanol, n-propanol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butanol, n-pentanol, and isopentyl alcohol. Only one I was missing is ethanol. You have to be 21 to buy nearly pure ethanol (190 proof everclear), and denatured ethanol contains additives that would interfere with fischer esterifications. i don't turn 21 until april 5, 2020, which is kind of a long time (the majority of a semester away), but not terribly long.
So I asked my dad, who is aware of and encourages my organic chemistry experimentation, to buy me a bottle of 190 proof everclear. i told him i was using it for my experiments, and i gave him cash. He got me a bottle.
well, i've always been curious about drugs. i decided to try a little bit of this ethanol for myself, since i'm always hearing about how ppl get "drunk" etc. i poured 50 mL of 95% ethanol into a big glass of water, and i loved it. I liked to jack off and watch funny youtube videos while i was temporarily brain damaged under the influence of a central nervous system depressing solvent. I was worried i would get addicted and drink a little bit every night.
well, we all know that underage drinkers tend to get way too drunk, because supply is limited, so they get as drunk as they can, while they can. so one night i went overboard and probably drank like 100 mL of 95% ethanol, or 10-12 beers worth of ethanol. I got very drunk, puked in a semi-conscious state, and woke up the next day with wicked acetaldehyde poisoning (acetaldehyde is the toxic metabolite of ethanol that makes you feel sick).
That experience was bad enough to show me that ethanol is a toxin in large doses, that I should keep it in moderation. but my everclear bottle was already half gone...
so I've been doing fischer esterifications at home. i'm making lots of aroma compounds, mainly esters. pic related is my current collection.
well, i use lots of different alcohols for making esters.. i had methanol, n-propanol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butanol, n-pentanol, and isopentyl alcohol. Only one I was missing is ethanol. You have to be 21 to buy nearly pure ethanol (190 proof everclear), and denatured ethanol contains additives that would interfere with fischer esterifications. i don't turn 21 until april 5, 2020, which is kind of a long time (the majority of a semester away), but not terribly long.
So I asked my dad, who is aware of and encourages my organic chemistry experimentation, to buy me a bottle of 190 proof everclear. i told him i was using it for my experiments, and i gave him cash. He got me a bottle.
well, i've always been curious about drugs. i decided to try a little bit of this ethanol for myself, since i'm always hearing about how ppl get "drunk" etc. i poured 50 mL of 95% ethanol into a big glass of water, and i loved it. I liked to jack off and watch funny youtube videos while i was temporarily brain damaged under the influence of a central nervous system depressing solvent. I was worried i would get addicted and drink a little bit every night.
well, we all know that underage drinkers tend to get way too drunk, because supply is limited, so they get as drunk as they can, while they can. so one night i went overboard and probably drank like 100 mL of 95% ethanol, or 10-12 beers worth of ethanol. I got very drunk, puked in a semi-conscious state, and woke up the next day with wicked acetaldehyde poisoning (acetaldehyde is the toxic metabolite of ethanol that makes you feel sick).
That experience was bad enough to show me that ethanol is a toxin in large doses, that I should keep it in moderation. but my everclear bottle was already half gone...
