zzmethheadzz (Stranger)
06-20-02 21:02
No 323570
       lithium metal in liquid ammonia reduction/nitrous  Bookmark   

in a lithim metal in liquid ammonia reduction, someone suggested that it wouldn't necessarily have to be anhydrous.. he thought nitrous oxide would create the same reaction.  anyone know how much a differance anhydrous and nitrous would be in this reaction? crazy 		 
 
 
 
    former_chemist
(Hive Bee)
06-20-02 22:13
No 323577
       NOT!  Bookmark   

Nitrous is an oxidant.  You can't use it in a reduction reaction.  However, nitrous and lithium do make a nice explosion if mixed without a solvent.