Ordered some LiBF4 from a seller who happened to be in Ukraine. This was a day before before the invasion began. Either it got out on the last damn plane/ship or I'll never see it.
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If everything works out today and I like it, I'll be taking home a 1986 Volvo 240DL. Cammed and bigger injectors, it's nearing 200 naturally aspirated hp. What a neat project car it'll be!
What a colorful reaction!
Orange Potassium Hexanitronickelate reacts w/ Ethylenediamine in MeOH to form a vibrant purple solution. After boiling, the mixture is filtered. The filtrate is promptly cooled in ice to get the beautiful red Dinitrobis(en)Nickel(II).
#realtimechem