Why Hardcore Poppers Enthusiasts are Making Their
Why Hardcore Poppers Enthusiasts are Making Their Own at Home
Poppers are expensive, and you barely know what's in them half the time. That's why some are skipping the sex shop and braving the risks to home brew.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3d3ej/why-hardcore-poppers-enthusiasts-are-making-their-own-at-home
Poppers are expensive, and you barely know what's in them half the time. That's why some are skipping the sex shop and braving the risks to home brew.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3d3ej/why-hardcore-poppers-enthusiasts-are-making-their-own-at-home
5 years ago
Alkyl nitrites are prepared by the reaction of alcohols with nitrous acid:
ROH + HONO → RONO + H2O, where R = alkyl group
The reaction is called esterification. Synthesis of alkyl nitrites is, in general, straightforward and can be accomplished in home laboratories. A common procedure includes the dropwise addition of concentrated sulfuric acid to a cooled mixture of an aqueous sodium nitrite solution and alcohol. The intermediately-formed stoichiometric mixture of nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide then converts the alcohol to the alkyl nitrite, which, due to its low density, will form an upper layer that can be easily decanted from the reaction mixture.