Uploaded November 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here is an uncut video of quenching 10 grams of tosyl azide using acetylacetone and sodium hydroxide in water/acetonitrile followed by the decomposition of diazoacetone with sodium nitrite and sulfuric acid.
I decided that storing tosyl azide which was over one year old was unsafe and that it was best practice to dispose of the tosyl azide I wasn’t planning to use in the immediate future. Tosyl azide has a reputation to explode upon mechanical pressure so it can be very hazardous if not handled properly.
Here is an uncut video of quenching 10 grams of tosyl azide using acetylacetone and sodium hydroxide in water/acetonitrile followed by the decomposition of diazoacetone with sodium nitrite and sulfuric acid.
I decided that storing tosyl azide which was over one year old was unsafe and that it was best practice to dispose of the tosyl azide I wasn’t planning to use in the immediate future. Tosyl azide has a reputation to explode upon mechanical pressure so it can be very hazardous if not handled properly.
