Safe precipitation of copper (ii) chloride?
Hey y'all!
A little bit of a chemistry newbie here, I'm interested in synthesizing some CuCl2, which I did today through the combination of hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide, and copper metal, however I'm unsure of the process to precipitate the CuCl2 out as a solid, I'm a little scared of boiling it because of the fumes, is there any better way? Also, if I have excess solution, how do I neutralize it for disposal? I tried using NaOH but it just created some weird copper compound sludge. Any help would be greatly appreciated!