I heated up around 400mL of isopropyl alcohol (99%), and I stirred in the asprin powder as usual, but I normally use acetone; this is my first time using alcohol. Anyway, I then put it in a pan to heat it up. After some of the asa formed, my nose started to pain, and my eyes would water whenever I would walk near it. Does anyone know the gasses that would come off of this? Most of my downstairs now smells terrible, and I was wondering what was making my body do that. Thanks.

The alcohol is doing that.

Same thing happend to me the first time i used isopropanol, its acetic acid vapors.... They are more toxin than you might think so be carful.

~H

That forms acetic acid vapor?? Wow... I didn't think it did. /me is glad that I do these things outside....

edit: ...while wearing a full face gas mask, gloves, protective clothing... the neighbors love me.

[This message has been edited by Third_Rail (edited 07-31-2003).]

Thats what i heard from smokey, ive never acualty done any test to make sure but its hell on your lungs...

~H

It was the alcohol, there was no acetic acid given off, or he would have said it was like vinegar, plus it wouldn't hydrolyse with just alcohol unless he added an acid or base.

ASA is an acid,

~H