DFliyerz
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Reactions with Chlorophyll
I decided to try making some chlorophyll (presumably mainly A) from leaves and acetone, and it turned out pretty well. Now I'm wondering, are there
any interesting reactions that I can do with chlorophyll?
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ISCGora
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I know you can do fluorescence of Chlorophyll but I am not sure about any chemical involving experiments.
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Return the chlorophyll to where it came from, then capture Energy from Sunlight.
Now that is one of the most amazing chemistry tricks ever.
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I recently did a two part extraction of what I hope is mostly chlorophyll from flowers and buds of a red maple tree using diethyl ether, and I also
got a separate solution of various other dyes and components from the flowers using methanol. I plan to do some tests with the chlorophyll, and I'll
let you know if I find anything cool.
Oh, and a previous attempt to extract chlorophyll went just fine for me, but it degraded into a brown-colored mess after a few weeks. If you want to
try some experimentation with the chlorophyll, I would suggest doing it soon.
[Edited on 3-22-2015 by Amos]
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Quote: Originally posted by Amos  | I recently did a two part extraction of what I hope is mostly chlorophyll from flowers and buds of a red maple tree using diethyl ether, and I also
got a separate solution of various other dyes and components from the flowers using methanol. I plan to do some tests with the chlorophyll, and I'll
let you know if I find anything cool.
Oh, and a previous attempt to extract chlorophyll went just fine for me, but it degraded into a brown-colored mess after a few weeks. If you want to
try some experimentation with the chlorophyll, I would suggest doing it soon.
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Or avoid exposure of your extract to air/O2!
PH Z (PHILOU Zrealone)
"Physic is all what never works; Chemistry is all what stinks and explodes!"-"Life that deadly disease, sexually transmitted."(W.Allen)
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Amos
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I kept it in a tightly sealed vial but that must not have been enough
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