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Hardness of Fe++
Why is Fe(II) considered a borderline acid?

It has lower Electron affinity, Ionization energy, el ...
3-8-2011 at 22:43
by: smuv
Direct heating of flat-bottom flasks
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You ...
3-8-2011 at 22:28
by: smuv
C2H2 without CaC2?
KOH/Ethanol vinyl chloride.

KOH/Ethanol ethylene bromide.

*probably*KOH/Ethanol ethylene chlor ...
1-8-2011 at 08:18
by: smuv
Sodium solubility in diethylamine
No. All I know is no appreciable amount did dissolve. This was stirred overnight...

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30-7-2011 at 20:22
by: smuv
Sodium solubility in diethylamine
FWIW, it doesn't dissolve appreciably in diisopropylamine/THF.
29-7-2011 at 21:20
by: smuv
Direct heating of flat-bottom flasks
I've heated flat bottom flasks with a hotplate directly. It is really not the best thing to do to t ...
29-7-2011 at 21:16
by: smuv
Solar energy a pipe dream?
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Gregxy, that is a really inte ...
26-7-2011 at 22:49
by: smuv
Using a computer water cooling kit for distillations?
Use a garden hose and reducers to get it to tubing. OR...buy a slip-n-slide and use the cheap plast ...
26-7-2011 at 20:35
by: smuv
Benzylation of benzene with benzyl alcohol
AKA ritter reaction, to help you look up refs...
26-7-2011 at 20:25
by: smuv
Using a computer water cooling kit for distillations?
A computer processor puts out what 75w max. A hot plate is 1kw, even at 10% duty cycle, the energy ...
25-7-2011 at 21:19
by: smuv
Resorcinol synthesis
Yeah, that's what I had wanted to do with p-cresol, but my life outside of hobbies has gotten in the ...
25-7-2011 at 21:13
by: smuv
Building a refrigeration system
Technically propane/butane mixtures are the drop in replacement, but propane seems to work well enou ...
24-7-2011 at 22:14
by: smuv
Resorcinol synthesis
Good work! Any Idea why the first two attempts didn't work out?
24-7-2011 at 22:05
by: smuv
chlorination of benzyl alcohol
Chlorinating an uprotected benzyl alcohol is tough, the "Cl+" necessary to chlorinate the ring is al ...
23-7-2011 at 20:06
by: smuv
Benzylation of benzene with benzyl alcohol
Maybe a base wash. Hopefully this will avoid decomposition during distillation.

I don't know a ...
23-7-2011 at 19:56
by: smuv
ICP-OES calibration curves
I have some experience developing ICP-AES methods. The norm of the company I was working for, was t ...
22-7-2011 at 22:10
by: smuv
Before there was Q-Branch there was the NDRC
A T13 showed up on the show 'pawn stars', due to its history it was worth a pretty penny. I am sure ...
22-7-2011 at 22:01
by: smuv
Solar energy a pipe dream?
How about coal to liquids? Anyone have a figure for how much it would cost to produce straight alkan ...
22-7-2011 at 21:56
by: smuv
Benzylation of benzene with benzyl alcohol
You need to dry your organics before distillation. Also it might help to use a solvent for the extr ...
22-7-2011 at 21:45
by: smuv
Benzylation of benzene with benzyl alcohol
What was the work-up? Did you dilute the reaction mix with water. I am surprised you are getting a ...
21-7-2011 at 21:06
by: smuv
Benzylation of benzene with benzyl alcohol
I wonder if you could do this with more of a catalytic amount of acid, if you set it up to be biphas ...
20-7-2011 at 19:22
by: smuv
Solar energy a pipe dream?
Touche polverone. I'm glad you made those points, makes me feel better about our energy future.

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17-7-2011 at 14:47
by: smuv
Solar energy a pipe dream?
I guess we will see. I would love solar to provide cheap renewable energy, but the scale needed to ...
17-7-2011 at 10:45
by: smuv
Solar energy a pipe dream?
I was discussing solar energy with someone, and it got me thinking I should run the numbers to try t ...
16-7-2011 at 21:34
by: smuv
Steam distillation of aniline.
@vulture, you can vac distill aniline, no need to steam distill. You can even distill aniline at at ...
16-7-2011 at 15:26
by: smuv
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