2-2 Iso Octane

[Acanthus]

I just did a lab that involved distillation of 2-2 Iso octane and now its all i can smell on me, what is the best way to get rid of this? soap isnt working.

Help me fellow chemists!

 

[Anubis]

take a bath in lemon juice

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
I just did a lab that involved distillation of 2-2 Iso octane and now its all i can smell on me, what is the best way to get rid of this? soap isnt working.

Help me fellow chemists!

purge with fire

 

[PottedMeat]

Dimethyl Sulfoxide + Lysergic Acid Diethylamide?

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Anubis
take a bath in lemon juice

Thats seriously the only thing ive heard

Is this the only option?

 

[Anubis]

IDK if its the ONLY option but citric acid is great at getting out smells of just about any kind

 

[mh47g]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Dimethyl Sulfoxide + Lysergic Acid Diethylamide?

I don't know but it sounds expensive and painful

 

[Acanthus]

Alright ill go get some lemon juice and take care of it.

Man that smell is awful.

 

[FoBoT]

if you just need an acid, maybe bathe in vinegar, not sure if that is better than lemon, but it should be cheaper, you can get those big 1.5 gal bottles of white vinegar for a few bucks or so

 

[PottedMeat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylmercury

Would that help?

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Dimethyl Sulfoxide + Lysergic Acid Diethylamide?

it's so beautiful when you word it that way
:laugh:

 

[silverpig]

My guess is that it isn't a polar molecule. IIRC it's a string of 6 carbon atoms with two extra carbon atoms on the second in the chain, with hydrogens to terminate the bonds.



_C
CCCCCC
_C



If I'm right, you need a non-polar solvent to get it off of you. Anything you'd use to clean up oil-based paint should work. Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) if you have it should work.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: silverpig
My guess is that it isn't a polar molecule. IIRC it's a string of 6 carbon atoms with two extra carbon atoms on the second in the chain, with hydrogens to terminate the bonds.



_C
CCCCCC
_C



If I'm right, you need a non-polar solvent to get it off of you. Anything you'd use to clean up oil-based paint should work. Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) if you have it should work.

So, what you are saying is that the real answer might include Beer?

Homer was right!

Wait, it is soluable in gasoline IIRC - ME engine lab was sooo long ago. This would start one of those "I know an old lady who swallowed a fly" chain of events.

Citrus oil probably would smell second best. It works with gasoline, but never tried it with MEK or any other other fun solvents.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: silverpig
My guess is that it isn't a polar molecule. IIRC it's a string of 6 carbon atoms with two extra carbon atoms on the second in the chain, with hydrogens to terminate the bonds.



_C
CCCCCC
_C



If I'm right, you need a non-polar solvent to get it off of you. Anything you'd use to clean up oil-based paint should work. Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) if you have it should work.

Its not polar, the picture is pretty close.

Its just a chain of 8 carbons with 2 methyl groups stuck on the 2nd carbon in the chain.

From what ive heard lemon juice works nearly universally and doesnt smell like ass.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: silverpig
My guess is that it isn't a polar molecule. IIRC it's a string of 6 carbon atoms with two extra carbon atoms on the second in the chain, with hydrogens to terminate the bonds.



_C
CCCCCC
_C



If I'm right, you need a non-polar solvent to get it off of you. Anything you'd use to clean up oil-based paint should work. Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) if you have it should work.

Its not polar, the picture is pretty close.

Its just a chain of 8 carbons with 2 methyl groups stuck on the 2nd carbon in the chain.

From what ive heard lemon juice works nearly universally and doesnt smell like ass.

Eh, I'm a physicist, so I get a pass

 

[gsellis]

Bahahaha... I figured this one out!

Pour some Heptane on it!

/listening to crickets?

 

[Auggie]

I'm a biologist. In my opinion, the chemical has already soaked into your tissue. You can't simply wash it off. It will take a couple of days for the smell to dissipate. Any toxicity worries about 2-2 iso-octane?

 

[uclaLabrat]

Nah, you're fine. Iso-octane is too lipophilic to be washed out at this point, and isopropanol is too polar to wash it out anyway. DMSO wouldn't do much, it just drags anything on the skin right through the skin into your blood. Cover up the smell with some cologne, and be careful next time

It won't do anything to you.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Auggie
I'm a biologist. In my opinion, the chemical has already soaked into your tissue. You can't simply wash it off. It will take a couple of days for the smell to dissipate. Any toxicity worries about 2-2 iso-octane?

Does that mean i can set my tissues on FIAR?!!!?

I just used about a quarter of a bottle of Axe shower gel i got for my bday and stashed in the closet, seems to have worked for everything but my hair.

Ill get some lemon juice after my physics lab tonight.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat
Nah, you're fine. Iso-octane is too lipophilic to be washed out at this point, and isopropanol is too polar to wash it out anyway. DMSO wouldn't do much, it just drags anything on the skin right through the skin into your blood. Cover up the smell with some cologne, and be careful next time

It won't do anything to you.

Unfortunately the situation i was in casued it, distilling it and finding the condensation point was what did me in. Not only was exposed to a lot of fumes (it was under a hood, but still) it also condensed all over the outside of the ice bath, so during cleanup i got a substantial amount on my hands.

 

[DrPizza]

Back when I was in organic chem, we would just buy clothes for lab at the salvation army. Then, back to the dorm, throw out the clothes, and shower. Still couldn't get all the smell off us. (And, this was back in the day before all the labs had hoods.)

 

[uclaLabrat]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
Back when I was in organic chem, we would just buy clothes for lab at the salvation army. Then, back to the dorm, throw out the clothes, and shower. Still couldn't get all the smell off us. (And, this was back in the day before all the labs had hoods.)

When we were making grignard reagents in lab, I was so strung out off the ether I couldn't walk straight on my way back to the dorm. I had a WICKED headache after that.