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Pyrocatchetol - any for sale?
Is there anyone who has an excess of Pyrocatchetol, or is planning to buy 500g from Silverprint? I would like to buy 100g from them.
I know Wet Plate Supplies sell it in 100g lots, but it's expensive with the UK postage added and at my current level of activity, even 100g will last a very long time. David Last edited by fotofundi; 25th February 2017 at 08:58 AM. |
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Hi fotofudi,
I bought mine from Wet Plate Supplies, expensive yes but good quality.
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I'm on the other side of the planet so I can't sell you some of mine. I bought mine from Merck (related to the drug company but not the same, I'm told) It's a common laboratory chemical so sources other than photo suppliers could be a possibility. Mine was labelled in German:
Brenzcatechin It's also known as: Catechol, also known as pyrocatechol or 1,2-dihydroxybenzene (from Wiki page) Good luck. Maybe a buying cooperative could be formed? |
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I found someone in Poland who can supply 100g - www.keten.com.pl
but they only accept Bank transfers which is a pain, so I'm giving Merck a try. Thanks for the tip. David |
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No luck
This is just an update for anyone who was, or may follow this thread. The end result has not been good. As mentioned before, the supplier in Poland would not accept PayPal and wanted a bank transfer that would cost more than the chemical, and Merck never replied to any of the three emails I sent them. Recent experience with buying from abroad is that many companies - even quite small ones - can't be bothered to reply to eMail enquiries.
I've given up trying to get any for the time being and will mix up my remaining stocks of Xtol and use that until I go to the UK in December. Very disappointing. |
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I'm not sure where you're located, but you might try Argentix near Montreal:
http://www.argentix.ca/rawchems.php?=SID&mqry=sp0002 Jacques sells catechol in 100g amounts for C$20 / ~12GBP. Postage for that small amount can't be much, and he will ship overseas and he does accept Paypal. He's a great guy. Very responsive and helpful. Good luck! Svend |
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Pyro
Thanks Svend, I'm a bit far away (Cyprus in the Med.) but I'll give him a try.
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Prices seem to have gone up a tad - it is now C$32 for 100g and I suspect it will run into a similar problem having it sent internationally - commercial suppliers cannot use regular mail as it is classed as a dangerous substance.
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