Sciencemadness Discussion Board
Not logged in [Login ]
Go To Bottom

Search
[Next Page]
Success!
[rquote=692194&tid=160260&author=Texium]I would advocate for converting to acetic anhydride. ...
6-4-2024 at 06:05
by: SplendidAcylation
Acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride, that is the question...
[rquote=692154&tid=160260&author=clearly_not_atara]The ketene formation is not a huge proble ...
3-4-2024 at 03:34
by: SplendidAcylation
Acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride, that is the question...
Thanks for the replies everyone :)


[rquote=692071&tid=160260&author=Texium]Generally, a ...
2-4-2024 at 04:08
by: SplendidAcylation
Acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride, that is the question...
Hi,

I have some fairly simple questions about acetyl chloride and acetic anhydride...

I apolog ...
30-3-2024 at 06:29
by: SplendidAcylation
Is triethylamine hygroscopic?
Thanks!

I dried it over NaOH overnight, decanted it off, and then distilled it over some more NaO ...
28-3-2024 at 02:29
by: SplendidAcylation
Is triethylamine hygroscopic?
Oops! I said my alcohol was a Mannich base, but of course, that is nonsense; It is an amino-alcohol ...
26-3-2024 at 06:48
by: SplendidAcylation
Definition of "melting point"
Off the top of my head, it is the temperature where the Gibbs free energy for the phase transition i ...
25-3-2024 at 14:27
by: SplendidAcylation
Two possible methods
Hi,

The oxidation of benzyl alcohol using nitric acid is very effective, there is a photo essay o ...
25-3-2024 at 14:24
by: SplendidAcylation
Is triethylamine hygroscopic?
Thanks for the replies! :D

I feel quite silly for not having thought about using a different solv ...
25-3-2024 at 04:27
by: SplendidAcylation
Is triethylamine hygroscopic?
Hi,

Just a quick question...

I have a very old bottle of triethylamine, probably at least 60 y ...
24-3-2024 at 06:40
by: SplendidAcylation
The Synthesis of Benzoyl Chloride via The Sulfur Catalyzed Chlorination of Benzaldehyde
[rquote=691509&tid=156115&author=clearly_not_atara]I think that the solubility of HCl in BzC ...
22-3-2024 at 04:34
by: SplendidAcylation
How problematic is dissolved HCl in acyl halides?
Hi,

I have since attempted the chlorination of benzaldehyde to make benzoyl chloride, and it was ...
11-3-2024 at 06:13
by: SplendidAcylation
Weight - Molarity of di/ter/quart-atomic elements
RU_KLO raises an interesting point... I too would appreciate clarification on this topic.

Halogen ...
20-2-2024 at 06:39
by: SplendidAcylation
The Synthesis of Benzoyl Chloride via The Sulfur Catalyzed Chlorination of Benzaldehyde
Thanks for the response!

I guess I'll just have to use a conservative quantity of TCCA, and add m ...
20-2-2024 at 06:34
by: SplendidAcylation
The Synthesis of Benzoyl Chloride via The Sulfur Catalyzed Chlorination of Benzaldehyde
Great write-up!

I have carried out this procedure myself, and I found it to be surprisingly "easy ...
16-2-2024 at 06:37
by: SplendidAcylation
UK: Hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, and hexamine now restricted/banned!
[rquote=689473&tid=160046&author=unionised]If I was a shop, I'd think really hard about not ...
15-12-2023 at 02:43
by: SplendidAcylation
UK: Hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, and hexamine now restricted/banned!
@unionised,

Formaldehyde is under the "Reportable poisons" category;

Anything under the "Repo ...
14-12-2023 at 05:38
by: SplendidAcylation
UK: Hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, and hexamine now restricted/banned!
I'm surprised there isn't already a thread on this topic, but there doesn't seem to be...

I was j ...
14-12-2023 at 02:49
by: SplendidAcylation
Why does my Mg-Cu galvanic cell produce the wrong voltage?
[rquote=689020&tid=160008&author=clearly_not_atara]I believe you are observing the poisoning ...
30-11-2023 at 02:24
by: SplendidAcylation
Why does my Mg-Cu galvanic cell produce the wrong voltage?
Hi,

Despite my absence lately, I have been doing chemistry, although nothing really interesting e ...
29-11-2023 at 02:35
by: SplendidAcylation
Exploding aircons and fridges, really ?
This guy is crazy!

For one thing, he refers to cyclopentadiene instead of cyclopentane when discu ...
11-11-2023 at 02:42
by: SplendidAcylation
Help with crystallising monopotassium glutamate
@KoiosPhoebus I'm somewhat confused about your vacuum desiccation procedure.

You said you swapped ...
10-8-2023 at 13:17
by: SplendidAcylation
How do you find the temperature at equilibrium?
Oh I see what you mean... So you are referring to the particular circumstances when K=1...

I have ...
5-8-2023 at 05:35
by: SplendidAcylation
How do you find the temperature at equilibrium?
[rquote=686323&tid=159769&author=DraconicAcid]Sorry- it's either always spontaneous, or neve ...
5-8-2023 at 04:35
by: SplendidAcylation
Strange behaviour in the reaction of calcium carbonate with propionic acid
Thanks for the replies!

@Fery, that publication is quite interesting, it is hard to believe the p ...
5-8-2023 at 04:06
by: SplendidAcylation
[Next Page]

  Go To Top