Re: Soluability/Safety issue

Once upon a timeless moment, 
Mark Herbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> hallucinated:
> In article 
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>  "Charos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> Hey all, I was curious about the safety of using Isopropyl alcohol for
>> measuring means rather than Ethanol.  I find that using vodka (besides being
>> somewhat expensive) tends to take some time to evaporate in order to get a
>> measured dose of powder thanks to the added water aspect of it.  I was
>> wondering if I used the same amount of Isopropyl alcohol if that would be
>> any more effective as it tends to evaporate almost immediately.  I tried a
>> similar amount of vodka and rubbing alcohol spread out on a plate and the
>> rubbing alcohol evaporated within a couple of minutes while the vodka took
>> well over 1 and a half hours.  Not to mention I can buy a small bottle of
>> rubbing alcohol for MUCH cheaper than I would pay for a bottle of Vodka.
>> I'm using this for DPT, I was curious as to whether DPT would be soluble in
>> rubbing alcohol (I'm assuming so as it's soluble enough in water)...and
>> beyond that whether it's safe to use as a medium to measure doses.  Will
>> there be any noticeable residue left behind?  Any other safety issues?  Of
>> course I would ensure that ALL liquid was entirely evaporated before
>> collecting the crystals left behind so as to minimize any of my research
>> subjects insufflation of unknown substances.  Thanks for any help... :)
> 
> If you have access to pure diethyl ether, you could have the option of a 
> very fast evaporating solution or, if you are bold, ether can be imbibed 
> in limited quantities!
>

The fumes can also crawl to nearest ignition source....
 
> I'd imagine 99% or even 90% isopropanol would work fine for your 
> purposes, but you may want to evaporate a 10mL sample in a watch glass 
> or shotglass and not use it if you are left with a significant solid 
> residuum.  Why not just get some Everclear?  I believe it comes in 
> 190proof, that's not much water to leave behind.  It may be unavailable 
> where you live, though.