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• Ethanol
  | SolubleOther = Miscible with almost all organic solvents<br>Immiscible with perfluorocarbons ...ed and produced laboratory solvent, as well as a common reagent in organic chemistry.
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• Chemophobia
  ...yde is the simplest aldehyde and depending on the definition, the simplest organic chemical compound containing the elements CHO (only [[methane]] is simpler) [[Category:Chemistry]]
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• Ethylene glycol dinitrate
  EGDN can be neutralized by strongly dilute it in an organic solvent, then carefully burning the extremely diluted solution. Chemistry and Technology of Explosives - Volume II, first edition, 1965.
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• Formic acid
  '''Formic acid''' or '''methanoic acid''' is an organic compound with chemical formula '''HCOOH''' and the simplest carboxylic acid In organic chemistry, formic acid is used to introduce a formyl group.
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• Ethylenediamine
  ...lex|coordination chemistry]] and a ubiquitous chemical building block in [[organic synthesis]]. It is volatile, but tends to form a mist in air, which is quit [[Category:Organic compounds]]
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• Glycerol
  Glycerol has several niche uses in home chemistry. A mixture of glycerol and [[oxalic acid]] can be distilled to produce [[fo ...sed as an inert solvent for producing extracts from plants or carrying out organic reactions.
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• Lead(II) acetate
  ...shortened to '''PbAc₂''') that is often encountered during home chemistry with [[lead]], due to its high solubility compared to most other lead compo ...applications. Therefore, lead acetate is really only available bought as a chemistry reagent. Toxicity does not generally affect a shipping cost the same way th
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• Limonene
  ...cs/Nicodem/Limonene.pdf</ref> It is often prepared in introductory organic chemistry classes by steam distilling an orange peel. [[Category:Organic compounds]]
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• Lithium aluminium hydride
  ...ula '''LiAlH₄'''. It is a strong reducing agent used in organic chemistry.
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• Methanol
  ..., flammable liquid. It is an important chemical as a solvent and feedstock organic compound.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol</ref> Methanol is a starting point for many organic compounds, such as [[formaldehyde]], which is produced by oxidation of meth
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• Methyl ethyl ketone
  ...ost commonly known as '''methyl ethyl ketone''' or simply '''MEK''', is an organic compound commonly used as a polar solvent and lab reagent. This clear liqui ...te]]. Similarly to acetone, methyl ethyl ketone is used to produce its own organic peroxide, [[methyl ethyl ketone peroxide|MEKP]].
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• Nitrocellulose
  Nitrocellulose is a white or yellowish solid compound, soluble in many organic solvents, such as [[ethanol]], [[isopropanol]], ether. *Chemistry and Technology of Explosives - Volume II, first edition, 1965
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• Nitroglycerin
  Chemistry and Technology of Explosives - Volume II, first edition, 1965. [[Category:Organic compounds]]
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• Nitromethane
  ...he chemical formula '''CH₃NO₂'''. It is the simplest organic nitro compound. ...ighly polar liquid. It is poorly soluble in water, but miscible with other organic solvents, such as alcohols. It freezes at −29 °C and boils at around 100
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• Phosphorus
  White phosphorus is soluble in many organic solvents, whereas the other varieties are insoluble in any solvent. <ref>Lange's Handbook of Chemistry</ref>
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• Potassium dichromate
  ...olid. It is commonly used as an [[oxidizing agent]], especially in organic chemistry. ...n be used for cleaning glassware, usually when the glassware has insoluble organic residues on it. For example, it will oxidize [[carbon]] to [[carbon dioxide
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• Peroxymonosulfuric acid
  | SolubleOther = Reacts violently with many organic solvents Caro's acid is used in industrial organic syntheses (e.g. oxidation of ketones to lactones or esters), it is used ext
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• Picric acid
  '''Picric acid''' is an organic chemical compound, a bright yellow explosive. It is also known as '''trinit Picric acid is an organic acid, and will react with many metals and bases to form salts known as picr
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• Potassium nitrate
  ...ndian saltpeter''', is an important chemical compound in both industry and chemistry. Known for centuries for its role in early pyrotechnics, the nitrate ion ma ...be stored in closed bottles, away from any flammable materials as well as organic and acidic vapors. It is not hygroscopic, so there's no need to seal the co
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• Software tools for chemistry
  ...built in scripting language, complex math functions, and more importantly, chemistry (and astronomy) functions, most based on the Open Babel Library. It allows ...o] is a molecular editor, designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry.
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• Sucrose
  ...ner used in innumerable kinds of foods, though it actually is used in some chemistry settings. It may be referred to in historical literature as '''saccharose'' ...le and cheap in a very pure state that it can fill many different roles in chemistry where other chemicals could fit due simply to its extreme convenience. One
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• Tetrahydrofuran
  ...rofuran''' or simply '''THF''' is an organic compound used as a solvent in chemistry. It is a heterocyclic compound, specifically a cyclic ether, or [[furan]], THF is a clear, colorless, water-miscible polar organic liquid with low viscosity. Its odor is sometimes described as between [[ace
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• Sulfuric acid
  ...'H₂SO₄''', is one of the most important [[acid]]s in chemistry and the most important chemical to industries in the world. It is the stron ...s HCl which leaves Cl^- ions behind which can easily attack many organic compounds. However, the [[sulfate]] ions left behind by the dissociation of
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• Urea
  ...oduced from inorganic chemicals, a breakthrough in chemistry, which proved organic substances can be produced from inorganic substances, disproving the notion Urea is a weak organic base. It forms salts with strong acids.<ref>
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• Hydrazine sulfate
  ...ed as N₂H₅HSO₄. It finds uses in organic chemistry, mainly by forming hydrazides. ...rface of the container. Hydrazine sulfate also finds a variety of uses in organic syntheses such as the preparation of 2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine, and the pr
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• Hydrogen peroxide
  ...iodide]], is added and this is often used to produce oxygen gas in a home chemistry setting: ...e not only will react faster than the acid alone, but will also react with organic compounds, sometimes explosively. Depending on the ratio of peroxide and su
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• Isopropanol
  ...peaking) alcohol. It can be dehydrated, and is a common reagent in organic chemistry. [[Category:Organic compounds]]
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• Hexamine
  '''Hexamine''' (or '''methenamine''') is a solid, flammable organic compound that finds a use as a starting point for a few energetic materials Reactions with [[hydrogen peroxide]] form a very unstable organic peroxide explosive, similar to [[acetone peroxide]], called [[Hexamethylene
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• Iodine
  ...e [[halogen]] which is volatile and has many uses in inorganic and organic chemistry.
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• Iron
  ...an be either a useful reagent or an annoying contaminant. Its coordination chemistry is not as extensive as that of some other transition metals, but several co ...lthough ferrates are powerful oxidizers, they are mild and will not ignite organic materials.
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• Isobutanol
  ...ropanol''' is an organic chemical compound, with many uses in industry and chemistry. It is an isomer of [[butanol]] and has the formula '''(CH₃)<sub ...dor. It is poorly soluble in water (8.7 mL/100 mL), but miscible with many organic solvents such as [[acetone]] or [[ethanol]]. It has a boiling point of 107.
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• Jones oxidation
  The '''Jones oxidation''' is a reaction in organic chemistry used to oxidize [[secondary alcohol]]s to [[ketone]]s or [[primary alcohol] The Jones oxidation is actually an oxidation of organic compounds by [[chromic acid]] formed in situ. It proceeds via by the format
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• Lab suppliers
  Sells an extremely wide array of chemical compounds, both organic and inorganic, elements as well as obscure or rare chemical compounds. The Sells organic and inorganic chemicals, as well as elements.
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• Pyridine
  '''Pyridine''', also known as '''azine''', is an organic compound consisting of a [[benzene]] ring with one =CH- group being replace ...is base in organic chemistry. It is a precursor to [[piperidine]], another organic building block, which can be prepared by hydrogenation in the presence of a
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• Reagent recycling
  Many reactions, especially those in organic chemistry, require the use of one or more liquid reagents, either to contain the reac
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• Sodium hypochlorite
  ...[ammonia]] to form [[chloramine]]s, and with various other compounds, both organic and inorganic. Sodium hypochlorite should not be mixed with another chemica ...Spill-less bleaches" contain a surfactant, rendering them useless for many chemistry endeavours.
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• Safe handling and storage of chemicals
  ...an unusual problem in that it is lighter than almost every single nonpolar organic solvent. The only ones in which it sinks are liquid [[ethane]] and [[methan ...m is more reactive than lithium, but it's denser than mineral oil and most organic solvents and can be easily stored for months.
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• Silver
  Silver is resistant to many acids, such as organic acids, halogen acids and cold [[sulfuric acid]], but will slowly dissolve i ...en peroxide, silver dissolves readily in aqueous solutions of cyanide.<ref>Chemistry of the Elements 2nd Edition, by N. N. Greenwood (Author), A. Earnshaw (Auth
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• Sciencemadness Discussion Board
  ...encemadness Discussion Board]''' is an online forum dedicated to [[amateur chemistry]]. It was started by the user Polverone on 20 May 2002 and has been active == Subfora[[Category:Sciencemadness]][[Category:Chemistry websites]] ==
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• Sodium bicarbonate
  ...bicarbonate forms white crystals and is soluble in water, but insoluble in organic solvents. It has a slightly salty taste, similar to that of sodium carbonat ...is one of the most versatile and commonly encountered compounds in amateur chemistry. Neutralization of sodium bicarbonate with acids yields a sodium salt and l
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• Sodium hydroxide
  ...ely in dry form and standardized solutions are often used for more precise chemistry. The dissolution of sodium hydroxide into water is very highly exothermic; ...aponification, which is used in soapmaking, sodium hydroxide can hydrolyze organic esters such as those found in naturally occurring plant or animal fats, pro
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• Chloroform
  ...es of a [[haloalkane]], and is often used as a nonpolar solvent in organic chemistry. ...HCl → CH₂Cl₂ + ZnCl₂ + HCl<ref>Organic Chemistry, RL Madan, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, pag. 379</ref>
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• Copper chromite
  '''Copper chromite''' is an inorganic compound that finds use in organic chemistry as a catalyst. The names '''oxocopper''' and '''chromium(III) copper(II) ox ...]. Like [[Raney nickel]], it is used in hydrogenation reactions in organic chemistry.
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• Phenol
  '''Phenol''', also known as '''carbolic acid''', is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula '''C₆H₅OH'''. ...ms/treatiseonchemis33roscrich/treatiseonchemis33roscrich.pdf A Treatise on Chemistry, Volume 3, Part 3, Henry Enfield Roscoe, Macmillan & Company, 1891, p. 21]<
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• Dimethylamine
  '''Dimethylamine''' is an organic compound with the formula '''(CH₃)₂NH''', an amine. ...hylformamide]].<ref>Weissermel, K.; Arpe, H.-J. (2003). Industrial Organic Chemistry: Important Raw Materials and Intermediates. Wiley-VCH. pp. 45–46.</ref> I
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• Hexamethylene triperoxide diamine
  ...Salter, E. Alan; Cioffi, Eugene A.; Stevens, Edwin D.; Journal of Physical Chemistry A; vol. 105; nb. 38; (2001); p. 8763 - 8768</ref> ...thylene triperoxide diamine''' or '''HMTD''' is a dangerous high explosive organic compound. It has very little use outside of amateur explosives, and because
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• Density
  ...t 25 °C<ref>Gerhartz, W. (exec ed.). Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. 5th ed.Vol A1: Deerfield Beach, FL: VCH Publishers, 1985 to Present., p. V ...;"| At 20 °C<ref>Navolokina, R. A.; Zil'berman, E. N.; Journal of Organic Chemistry USSR (English Translation); (1980); p. 1382 -1386; Zhurnal Organicheskoi Kh
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• Methyl nitrate
  ...2</ref> Nitrogen dioxide can also be used instead.<ref>Journal of Physical Chemistry; vol. 93; 13; (1989); p. 5162 - 5165</ref> ...ess also works with oxygen and [[sulfur dioxide]].<ref>Journal of Physical Chemistry; vol. 85; nb. 9; (1981); p. 1126 - 1132</ref>
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• Antimony
  ...pounds are known with both Sb(III) and Sb(V) centers, including mixed halo-organic derivatives, anions, and cations. Examples include triphenylstibine Sb(C<su ...rary.sciencemadness.org/library/books/antimony.pdf Antimony : its history, chemistry, mineralogy]
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• Tin(II) chloride
  ...most notably in the tin-plating of steel, as well as many uses in organic chemistry, as catalyst and reducing agent. In organic chemistry, SnCl₂ is generally used as a reducing agent, like in the Stephe
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