04 January 2016 7 10K Report

After consulting a colleague I tried to produce sodium ethoxide by mixing NaOH in 96% EtOH. I tried to do so and ended up with a turbid white solution. An earlier question on RG revealed that I cannot produce sodium ethoxide in this way (in the end I ordered a commercial solution) but I wonder what made my  mixture turn brown in the end…What precipitation did form?

Thanks for your answer.

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