Subject: Re: GHB aging
From: gorgon@nym.lycaeum.org
Date: June 08, 1998 at 18:51:22
In Reply to: Re: GHB aging posted by rhodium@nym.lycaeum.org on April 29, 1998 at 02:47:33:
> > What would cause GHB to change color to a pink or yellowish color over > > time? Especially if another batch of GHB using the same recipie was > > produced, using distilled water instead of tap water, and it doesn't > > change color? The quality of the colored GHB doesn't appear affected, > > however it seems strange that it would seem to 'age' like that. Would it > > be impurities in the tap water causing this? > > Metal ions dissolved in the tap water (Iron?) displacing the Na+ in > Na-GHB, and as iron salts are usually colored... (My own theory). > > Rhodium I have to agree with Rhodium. (I) stopped using tap water after this started happening to me. At least, (I) now boil it and use the steam distillate as my water for reaction purposes--and then use filtered tap water for the remaining volume. The color does not change any more, when it used to turn yellowish. The decision to follow this route was due to concerns as to what the metal in the water may do to an organism continually consuming the GHB in the long term. Metal in the reaction is bad, and while small amounts may not hurt, it was decided that it is in the best interests of all involved to use distilled water and hopefully prevent much of the metal (iron) from being part of the reaction in the first place.