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• Acetic acid
  ...on-polar compounds such as oils and elements such as sulfur and iodine. It readily mixes with other polar and non-polar solvents such as water, [[chloroform]] While distilled vinegar is the most readily available form of acetic acid, due to its low concentration and the large amount of s
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• Acetic anhydride
  ...s purpose, it is classified in the US as a [[DEA list of chemicals#List II chemicals|DEA List II]] chemical and as such is significantly harder to obtain. In Ru A readily accessible route, but very dangerous, involves the reaction of [[ethenone]]
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• Acetone
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]] [[Category:DEA List II chemicals]]
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• Benzene
  ...cause of its environmental hazards it tends to be somewhat overpriced when available. In most countries it has been phased out from most products and it's also Benzene can be readily prepared from the decarboxylation of [[sodium benzoate]] with [[sodium hydr
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• Bismuth
  Bismuth, especially when powdered, will readily react with concentrated nitric acid to give a solution of bismuth nitrate a [[Category:Chemicals for crystal growing]]
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• Acetylsalicylic acid
  Acetylsalicylic acid readily hydrolyzes in hot water or solutions that are highly acidic or basic. While [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Boric acid
  '''Boric acid''' ('''H₃BO₃''') is the most readily available [[boron]] compound. Boric acid kills insects readily - it is often marketed as roach killer.
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• Bromine
  ...romine will react with alkenes, alkynes, and many aromatic compounds quite readily. In combination with catalytic amounts of phosphorus, it is also capable of Bromine is moderately soluble in water, and readily soluble in bromide solutions. By oxidizing bromides, one gets concentrated
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• Butane
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Butanol
  ...roduct. Since it has low toxicity and relative high flash point, it can be readily found online, on eBay and Amazon. ...e or decarboxylate butyl esters, such as butyl acetate or the industrially available [[dibutyl phthalate]]. Another involves the hydrolysis of halogenated butyl
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• Butyl acetate
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Aluminium
  ...ns are also a source (although in some countries steel drink cans are also available) and are a popular option when melting down the metal to form ingots or sim ...etal ions, such as copper. Plan accordingly on what types of solutions and chemicals will come into contact with apparatus or containers made of aluminum.
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• Calcium acetate
  ...= [http://www.sciencecompany.com/msds/Calcium_Acetate_MSDS.pdf Macron Fine Chemicals] Calcium acetate in pure form is a white powder that readily absorbs water to form a translucent, crystalline monohydrate. It can be red
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• Ammonia
  ...ammonia is sold as compressed gas in cylinders, though they are generally available only to industrial entities. ...o calcium hydroxide. Both of these chemicals are readily available as lawn chemicals. Calcium sulfate precipitates and can be filtered off, leaving aqueous ammo
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• Calcium carbide
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Calcium carbonate
  Calcium carbonate is commonly available in a very wide range of stores. Powdered limestone, which is mostly calcium If pure calcium chloride is not available, limestone can be dissolved in hydrochloric acid, filtered, and the filtrat
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• Calcium chloride
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Ammonium bicarbonate
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]] [[Category:Materials available as food grade]]
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• Calcium hydroxide
  ...er or as a saturated solution called limewater. When wet or in solution it readily absorbs carbon dioxide, limiting its shelf life. [[Category:Corrosive chemicals]]
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• Ammonium nitrate
  When sodium hydroxide is used, the chemicals should be added in dry form to a round-bottom or [[Erlenmeyer flask]] with [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Calcium hypochlorite
  Often available as a 'shock chlorinator' for swimming pools, in a variety of different [[Ch Preparation is not often done since Ca(OCl)₂ is easily available, but can be done by bubbling chlorine gas through a [[calcium hydroxide]] s
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• Calcium nitrate
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Calcium oxide
  ...ts hazards, and thus has become almost impossible to find. Even where it's available, old quicklime tends to be partially hydrolyzed, since it will slowly absor [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Calcium sulfate
  ...itation of the solid not only drives the reaction but makes the two formed chemicals easy to separate by simply filtering off the sulfate: The hemihydrate is easily available as 'plaster of Paris' in hardware stores. The dihydrate is heavily used as
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• Ascorbic acid
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]] [[Category:Materials available as food grade]]
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• Sodium thiosulfate
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]] [[Category:Materials available as food grade]]
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• Dichloromethane
  ...of [[alkaloid]]s such as [[caffeine]], as well as other plant extracts. It readily dissolves many plastics, including [[polyethylene]], [[nitrile]], and [[pol In countries where DCM isn't available, a very similar substitute, [[1,2-Dichloroethane]], can often be found. It
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• Element collecting
  ...[iridium]] metal. Other elements can be easily made from readily available chemicals: [[hydrogen]] can be made from electrolysis of water, reaction between an a Pure depleted [[uranium]] is available from [http://www.unitednuclear.com/ United Nuclear], but it costs about $20
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• Ethanol
  Due to being a widely available primary alcohol, ethanol is desirable for producing [[ester]]s via Fischer ...tions, the ethanol must be distilled to remove them. Rectified spirits are available as food grade in many countries (Finland, Hungary, Poland, Romania e.g.), a
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• Ethyl acetate
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Formaldehyde
  A 37% solution of formaldehyde is cheaply available from suppliers such as Elemental Scientific. Skin contact may cause dermatitis or irritation. Formaldehyde readily absorbs through skin, and contact with large amounts is harmful.
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• Ethylene glycol
  [[Category:Volatile chemicals]] [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Formic acid
  Formic acid is readily dehydrated by concentrated [[sulfuric acid]] to [[carbon monoxide]], and is ...re and in near vacuum (25 °C at 40 mm Hg).<ref>Purification of Laboratory Chemicals (Fifth Edition), Wilfred L.F. Armarego and Christina Li Lin Chai, 2003</ref
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• Glycerol
  [[Category:Readily available chemicals]] [[Category:Materials available as food grade]]
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• Gold
  ...apidly form an alloy with the gold, which is stable enough that it doesn't readily react with water or acids.<ref>http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja01601a ...lfite]] are commonly used as reducing agents, as they're cheap and readily available.
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• Magnesium
  ...omic number 12. It is one of the most powerful [[reducer|reducing agent]]s available to the amateur chemist, even more so than [[zinc]]. However, it is impossib A good and readily available source of magnesium is the sacrificial anodes used in many water heaters. T
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• Magnesium sulfate
  ...alt, magnesium sulfate is one of the cheapest and most easily obtained lab chemicals. Its anhydrous form finds use as a desiccant and it is also a somewhat usef Magnesium sulfate is readily very soluble in water, while [[magnesium carbonate]] and [[magnesium hydrox
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• Manganese dioxide
  ...ores for only a few dollars per pound. Lab grade manganese dioxide is also available from suppliers like Elemental Scientific. [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Methyl ethyl ketone
  ...reagent or solvent is typically just purchased, this assuming it's readily available in sufficient purity. ...mate, Vol.43B (05) May 2004, p. 936-946]</ref> While isobutanol is readily available, the main disadvantage of this route is that they require expensive catalys
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• Methyl salicylate
  ...pending on the amount being produced. Because esterifications such as this readily proceed in either direction between reactants and products, a good yield is ...ly toxic in a way similar to [[Acetylsalicylic acid|aspirin]], due to both chemicals being metabolized similarly in the body. Methyl salicylate is essentially h
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• Naphthalene
  [[Category:Volatile chemicals]] [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Polytetrafluoroethylene
  PTFE is cheaply available as thread seal tapes. Many lab items, such as [[stopper]]s, gaskets, [[join [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Phosphoric acid
  Different concentrations of phosphoric acid are available as rust removers, floor cleaners, or etching solutions in hardware stores o [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Potassium chloride
  [[Category:Chemicals for crystal growing]] [[Category:Edible chemicals]]
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• Potassium iodide
  Potassium iodide is a very strong reducing agent. It reacts readily with any oxidizer, including oxidizing acids such as sulfuric and nitric. I [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Propane
  Propane is available in LPG tanks, usually mixed with other alkanes or alkenes and thiols. This [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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• Proper disposal of chemicals
  ...e a good idea to look into [[Reagent recycling|ways to recycle and recover chemicals]] such as solvents, which can be reclaimed by distillation. ...mists and is '''NOT''' meant for professionally disposing large amounts of chemicals and should '''NOT''' be used as a guideline on neutralizing reagents. For t
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• Perchloric acid
  | SolubleOther = Reacts with amines, bases<br>Readily soluble in [[trifluoroacetic acid]]<br>Insoluble in [[carbon tetrachloride] Perchloric acid is available to concentrations up to ~70%, but in many countries its purchase requires p
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• Potassium hydroxide
  ...potassium ions and hydroxide ions. Potassium hydroxide solutions will very readily absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide to form [[potassium carbonate]], and must ...el companies such as [[Lab_suppliers#Duda_Diesel|Duda Diesel]]. It is also available from [[Lab_suppliers#Elemental_Scientific.2C_LLC|Elemental Scientific]] at
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• Potassium nitrate
  The nitrate ion itself is very difficult to make from other OTC chemicals, and despite the increasing difficulty in obtaining this salt, buying it in [[Category:Readily available chemicals]]
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