BOS (Stranger)
10-12-03 23:23
No 464228
      Potassium bisulphate(potassium hydrogen ...     

Potassium bisulphate(potassium hydrogen sulfate)? Can the be aquired otc,unsuspiciously?From where?
Sorry cant find much info on google

Could Sodium bisulfate be substituded in this rxn?
http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/prep.asp?prep=cv1p0475
If so would I need to change the ratio,or rxn conditions?

Thankyou kindly,
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    Vitus_Verdegast
(Hive Bee)
10-13-03 21:02
No 464455
      DIY     

You need freshly fused KHSO4, so i'd suggest you make it yourself:


KOH + H2SO4 __> KHSO4 + H2O


I see no immediate reason why NaHSO4 couldn't be substituted here.

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    Chromic
(Synaptic Self-Mutilator)
10-14-03 05:25
No 464522
      KOH and H2SO4 often have small amounts of...     

KOH and H2SO4 often have small amounts of water present... KHSO4 likely also picks up water better than NaHSO4.

I'm not saying you're wrong or anything though.