| Bio: |
I'm a chemical engineering student with a big interest in organic chemistry. Some topics I'm the most interested are in azo dyes and obscure psychoactive substances.
A few of the bigger projects I want to work on:
–Synthesizing 6-hydroxyquinoline from p-aminophenol via the infamous Skraup synthesis for use as a coupling agent in an azo dye
–Synthesizing the powerful anticholinergic substance n-ethylpiperidyl benzilate, from the main reagents niacin and mandelic acid
–Producing 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol in a high yield with the end goal to make both 2-amino-4-chlorophenol and 2-amino-4-chloro-6-nitrophenol for use as a diazonium salt for azo dyes.
–Extracting and purifying the tropane alkaloids from my home-grown Datura stramonium (jimsonweed) plant
These may be fairly challenging, but I always enjoy pushing my skills and seeing how much I can learn from the process. |
