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Beilstein troubles
Gmellin is the same sort of thing as Beilstein, except it generally deals with metals and metal comp ...
27-11-2004 at 21:55
by: svm
Beilstein troubles
check to make sure you have the Beilstein database selected and not Gmellin. at the top of the wind ...
26-11-2004 at 12:19
by: svm
bis(salicylaldehyde)ethylenediamine copper(II) and styrene
I believe that the common agent that JohnWW referred to is m-chloroperbenzoic acid.

the hydrogen ...
16-11-2004 at 19:11
by: svm
Mn(Cl)2 vs Mn(Acetate)2 with a salen ligand(ethylenediamine+salicylaldehyde)
I guess it's not too pertinent at the moment, but a very simple way to convert MnCl2 to Mn(acet ...
14-11-2004 at 10:05
by: svm
Methods of Chlorination of Primary non Benzylic Alcohols
sorry, I thought you were looking to chlorinate the aromatic ring. my bad.
31-10-2004 at 11:41
by: svm
Point Groups
there is some good stuff on this site, you need the chime plug-in though:

http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/ ...
28-10-2004 at 15:23
by: svm
Acetone + NaOH --> ?
acetone can polymerize under basic conditions.

the danger with chloroform is that you can form a ...
28-10-2004 at 15:19
by: svm
Methods of Chlorination of Primary non Benzylic Alcohols
acetic acid + Cl2 might work.

could displace the alcohol and/or the amine though.
25-10-2004 at 17:24
by: svm
My teacher didnt know
right. the oxygen of DMSO is very good at solvating cations, but the positively charged sulfur is s ...
25-10-2004 at 12:14
by: svm
How can someone be successful in Organic Chemistry?
true, we can't explain a lot of specific reactivities, so there is still a lot we don't kn ...
22-10-2004 at 13:48
by: svm
SUPERBASE! (Well, what is it?)
I've seen the pKa of H2 listed around 28. I think hydride bases are generally thought to opera ...
21-10-2004 at 08:28
by: svm
How can someone be successful in Organic Chemistry?
yeah, sorry, no scanner here.

I think the math/organic chem divide might be because organic chem ...
21-10-2004 at 08:08
by: svm
How can someone be successful in Organic Chemistry?
this is my favorite textbook for organic chem:

http://www.oup.co.uk/best.textbooks/chemistry/clay ...
19-10-2004 at 12:42
by: svm
My teacher didnt know
"DMS" usually refers to dimethylsulfide (where the sulfur doesn't have any oygens on ...
12-10-2004 at 11:38
by: svm
Organic Bases vs Organic Acids
I think the molecule you are thinking of is pentacyanocyclopentadiene. It has a pKa of about -11. ...
30-9-2004 at 20:19
by: svm
cleavage or hydrolosis of methoxy groups
I've got five journal references for the use of TMS iodide dating from 1977 to 1981. six BBr3 ...
14-9-2004 at 22:09
by: svm
cleavage or hydrolosis of methoxy groups
the most common ways to cleave a methyl ether are TMS iodide or BBr3. both are pretty nasty to deal ...
14-9-2004 at 16:04
by: svm
glassware fused
sometimes rocking the joint back and forth is more effective than trying to twist the joint loose. ...
14-9-2004 at 10:07
by: svm
Sealing ampoules
someone mentioned using flourescent lights...this is dangerous. the lights contain mercury vapor wh ...
13-9-2004 at 20:32
by: svm
Deuterated acetone.
mick, you're probably right. i hadn't figured on that. i know acetone can polymerize und ...
7-9-2004 at 11:34
by: svm
Deuterated acetone.
if you could get ahold of D2SO4, then I think that treating acetone with that would probably do the ...
7-9-2004 at 08:47
by: svm
Using molecular sieves
david marx's method is good. you might want to repeat the vacuum-heat-backfill with dry gas c ...
19-8-2004 at 19:46
by: svm
Warning about OTC solvants
I think the metal does catalyze the decomposition of the peroxides (probably to water). I think it& ...
13-8-2004 at 11:22
by: svm
Most corrosive agent?
here's a tip: don't use HF. it's terribly, terribly toxic.

it is very, very corro ...
9-8-2004 at 08:40
by: svm
SUPERBASE! (Well, what is it?)
the pKa of an alcohol is between 16 and 19 depending on the substitution (more substitution, higher ...
5-8-2004 at 08:03
by: svm
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