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Purification of 1,3,5-trioxane
I tried purifying via the following method:

120g of the trioxane bars (containing about 110g of t ...
17-5-2008 at 20:59
by: PainKilla
Purification of 1,3,5-trioxane
So I have found more specifically what the problem is...

http://www.tpub.com/content/MIL-SPEC/MIL ...
17-5-2008 at 16:10
by: PainKilla
Purification of 1,3,5-trioxane
I bought a bunch of trioxane ($5/kilo :D), but much to my dismay the trioxane, while being 95% pure, ...
16-5-2008 at 20:19
by: PainKilla
Suggestions for oil-bath oil?
Canola oil (or just about any vegetable based oil) works fine for temperatures up to 225*C or so (al ...
16-5-2008 at 16:24
by: PainKilla
Asymmetric Etherification of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene
Thanks for the comments everyone!

As far as the rate of reaction... it actually goes quite fast ( ...
16-5-2008 at 11:28
by: PainKilla
Asymmetric Etherification of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene
I'll try and get some pictures if I have time, although I really don't need more dimethoxybenzene. M ...
16-5-2008 at 00:59
by: PainKilla
Victory! A Methylation Using Methyl Bromide
I saw on another forum that methyl bromide was used to methylate hydroquinone, so I decided to try t ...
15-5-2008 at 19:37
by: PainKilla
Asymmetric Etherification of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene
I realize that ArOH is not nucleophilic enough to compete with MeOH, but I am playing around with th ...
14-5-2008 at 13:34
by: PainKilla
Asymmetric Etherification of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene
All of the reactions I have seen that selectively produce p-methoxyphenol use benzoquinone - that re ...
13-5-2008 at 11:48
by: PainKilla
Asymmetric Etherification of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene
I've been trying to synthesize 1,4-dimethoxybenzene via 1,4-dihydroxybenzene (hydroquinone). Now bef ...
12-5-2008 at 16:25
by: PainKilla
n-butyraldehyde
I have found that a straight solution of aldehyde along with NaHSO3 does not form the adduct as well ...
30-4-2008 at 18:26
by: PainKilla
Obituary Notice: Swiss Chemist Albert Hofmann
Rest in peace, good sir - your work has helped shine some light on an otherwise gloomy world!

Yo ...
29-4-2008 at 22:05
by: PainKilla
benzyl alcohol oxidation
I remember wanting to oxidise a benzylic alcohol to a ketone, and found this neat reference, but the ...
25-4-2008 at 09:15
by: PainKilla
Purification of TiCl4
TiCl4 is very reactive, but there are't any problems using it under a hood, or anywhere where you wo ...
24-4-2008 at 22:08
by: PainKilla
benzyl alcohol to benzyl cyanide
Thanks for the overview Nicodem!

That looks like a very useful reaction too, nitriles aside. I w ...
24-4-2008 at 07:21
by: PainKilla
benzyl alcohol to benzyl cyanide
I haven't tried this but it looks like it would work rather well:

[Edited on 21-4-2008 by PainKilla ...
21-4-2008 at 18:13
by: PainKilla
Related Topics: Synthesis and Isolation of Antibiotics and Drugs?
This is just a taste of what may be to come... Most of them are worse, since you need to culture bac ...
16-4-2008 at 22:35
by: PainKilla
Preparation of sulfur monochloride S2Cl2
I tried this reaction a while back, and I've a few suggestions for future runs:

Try to use a deep ...
16-4-2008 at 17:17
by: PainKilla
Dichloromethane Distillation/Azeotropes
DCM is definitely not hard to acquire OTC, however out of interest to keeping these sources secure, ...
5-4-2008 at 08:51
by: PainKilla
Formylation of 4-MeO-phenol with Mg(MeO)2 : Synthesis of m-vanilline
Below:


[Edited on 31-3-2008 by PainKilla]
31-3-2008 at 14:11
by: PainKilla
Need a new vacuum gauge... suggestions?
I've used glassware from that shop before, and it holds up quite well. It's actually very high quali ...
4-3-2008 at 11:03
by: PainKilla
Methylation of phenolic aldehydes with MeI in DMF: 2-methoxybenzaldehyde
Yeah, I agree this reaction is a very overlooked method of formylation.

There are actually a vari ...
27-2-2008 at 16:33
by: PainKilla
Methylation of phenolic aldehydes with MeI in DMF: 2-methoxybenzaldehyde
Forgot to add... awesome work! :)

It is the bisulfite adduct that I speak of. The most effective ...
27-2-2008 at 15:56
by: PainKilla
Methylation of phenolic aldehydes with MeI in DMF: 2-methoxybenzaldehyde
I mean isolating the aldehyde from toluene post-acidification of the reaction mixture, and then alky ...
27-2-2008 at 14:49
by: PainKilla
Welcome Nicodem, the newest moderator
As so many have said before me, congratulations!

Or perhaps good luck would be more fitting. ;)
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27-2-2008 at 14:15
by: PainKilla
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