darkflame89 - 3-4-2004 at 00:17
Anyone knows how i can synthesise phenyl oxalate ester from OTC materials?? Thz in advance
The_Davster - 3-4-2004 at 10:26
I'm not sure on this but could one may be able use aspirin, sulfuric acid and oxalic acid. Using a standard esterfication reaction procedure.
however I am not sure that the other functional groups on aspirin's benzene ring would be removed.
Marvin - 3-4-2004 at 21:19
The reaction generally used is phenol + oxalyl chloride together with a non water producing base like diethylamine. Reactions of this nature are used
to make the active compounds in lightsticks.
darkflame89 - 4-4-2004 at 00:29
Yep thats want i want to do..Make my own lightsticks
! But unfortunately i
can't find phenols and such organic compounds. Sigh, i will have to shelve this idea