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Preparation of Benzyl Chloride
[quote]OTC 10M hydrochloric acid works remarkably well for converting benzyl alcohol to benzyl chlor ...
4-12-2016 at 15:18
by: DDTea
Benzene ---> Phenol
Natural and synthetic P450's, such as the Groves metal porphyrin catalysts and improvements thereupo ...
4-12-2016 at 13:27
by: DDTea
Rotary Evaporator vs Magnetic Stirrer for Distillations - which is superior?
Rotovap is not for distillation per se. Rotovap is to remove solvent from a non-volatile component.
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1-12-2016 at 17:00
by: DDTea
4-piperidone drying?
It's a fresh, unopened bottle. It's probably as dry as you could hope for. Unless you're doing a fin ...
30-11-2016 at 22:44
by: DDTea
2-Chloropropane Strange Distillation
I had a similar experience with 2-chloropropane in an old job. It was forming through and undesired ...
29-11-2016 at 21:57
by: DDTea
Need help with eugenol reaction
Pyridine is more than a base here. It catalyzes the nucleophilic acyl substitution. I'm having trou ...
29-11-2016 at 21:37
by: DDTea
Phenol dye with DES/DEC/
Where are you trying to ethylate? And what is your desired product?

Before we go about reinventi ...
28-11-2016 at 20:54
by: DDTea
Ligands derived from niacin?
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If you are willing to do multiple step ...
28-11-2016 at 16:27
by: DDTea
Solvent drying - molecular sieves
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... or that could be the dust from the molecular sieve ...
28-11-2016 at 14:21
by: DDTea
Solvent drying - molecular sieves
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Could you elaborate on these condensation reactions ...
28-11-2016 at 13:46
by: DDTea
Ridding Apparatus of Water
I mean dry your glassware completely after chasing the water away with acetone. It won't stick to y ...
28-11-2016 at 11:23
by: DDTea
UO2 looking for ways to react it
Maybe not what you're going for, but uranyl nitrate has some potential in photochemical transformati ...
27-11-2016 at 14:00
by: DDTea
Ridding Apparatus of Water
In my current (non-hobbyist) lab, I routinely do air and moisture sensitive reactions with finicky o ...
27-11-2016 at 13:40
by: DDTea
Acetic acid from acetone
Functionalization of methane is one of the grand challenges in catalysis. Methane to methanol or an ...
22-11-2016 at 16:29
by: DDTea
Titanium oxide strip
In an old gig, I would titrate TiO2 pigment samples to determine their purity. To get the material ...
11-10-2012 at 19:48
by: DDTea
Suggested Reading Materials for Energetic Materials
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I do not see, what is the problem with aforeme ...
11-9-2012 at 18:09
by: DDTea
Suggested Reading Materials for Energetic Materials
"Organic Chemistry of Explosives" by JP Agrawal and R Hodgson looks interesting but I haven't had a ...
11-9-2012 at 12:29
by: DDTea
Mercury in fish
In fairness, I have been working in an ecotoxicology lab for almost a year now. In that time, I ha ...
31-8-2012 at 17:18
by: DDTea
Mercury in fish
It isn't elemental mercury that bioconcentrates in fish; it is methyl mercury and dimethyl mercury t ...
24-8-2012 at 13:01
by: DDTea
BBC RADIO 4, Nostalgia on chemistry sets broadcast.
I was just reading something about this on BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19050342

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3-8-2012 at 01:51
by: DDTea
Basic Solvent Choice
When you're choosing a solvent, you have to consider specific solvent-solute interactions. "Like di ...
27-7-2012 at 12:12
by: DDTea
Methylene Chloride from paint stripper?
Both methanol and 2-butoxyethanol (ethylene glycol butyl ether) are miscible with water. Dichlorome ...
27-7-2012 at 12:02
by: DDTea
Henry reaction
The Henry reaction is useful for so much more than amphetamines. It opens up a lot of doors from re ...
24-7-2012 at 19:10
by: DDTea
Total synthesis of mushroom alcohol
Looks like a workable route. Something to consider: PCC is toxic and carcinogenic. It has fallen ...
20-7-2012 at 20:49
by: DDTea
How fast does chloroform decompose into phosgene
Phosgene has a distinct smell that is very different from chloroform. "Musty hay" versus the sweet p ...
22-5-2012 at 12:35
by: DDTea
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