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Elemental sulfur from CS2
If you want to get rid of it, burn it, and run the vapours the an alkali trap.
6-3-2025 at 13:18
by: DraconicAcid
Removing dissolved ammonia from acetonitrile?
If you want a solid, non-volatile acid, use NaHSO4 or NaH2PO4. They may dissolve in the acetonitril ...
4-3-2025 at 11:23
by: DraconicAcid
Purple Oil....
I've been meaning to run a TLC, but I've been doing too many things at once.

Could you send me th ...
28-2-2025 at 08:25
by: DraconicAcid
Purple Oil....
In my organic chemistry class, we do a t-butylation of bipphenyl using ferric chloride and t-butyl c ...
26-2-2025 at 11:03
by: DraconicAcid
Chlorinating Carboxylic Acids
So I thought I'd give the aldehyde chlorination with TCCA a try, but I was only able to find the dis ...
12-2-2025 at 19:43
by: DraconicAcid
PFAS Degredation
[rquote=699120&tid=160882&author=Keras]Not so inert, unfortunately. TFA, trifluoroacetic aci ...
11-2-2025 at 06:57
by: DraconicAcid
Chlorinating Carboxylic Acids
That's a cool paper, but I am surprised at the 5-day requirement for the first step. Makes it hard ...
8-2-2025 at 15:22
by: DraconicAcid
Kojic acid metal complexes
Meh. I just used some of my kojic acid in my students' titration curves experiment. Apparently, it ...
5-2-2025 at 18:56
by: DraconicAcid
Strengite from Mohr's salt and MAP
[rquote=698877&tid=160846&author=elementcollector1]
Huh. Thought one of the old 'standard' ...
2-2-2025 at 22:39
by: DraconicAcid
Strengite from Mohr's salt and MAP
There's no way MEK or any organic solvent is going to dissolve an ionic compound with high charges l ...
2-2-2025 at 17:55
by: DraconicAcid
2023 Science Madness Secret Santa – The fun begins!
I've got the opposite problem- I sent something, but never heard if it was received.
1-2-2025 at 08:59
by: DraconicAcid
Chemists in Eastern Europe?
Just curious if any of the forum members here are in the area around the Balkans. I'm hoping to att ...
31-1-2025 at 08:35
by: DraconicAcid
Chlorinating Carboxylic Acids
Are you trying to get acyl chlorides, or 2-chlorocarboxylic acids?
30-1-2025 at 08:11
by: DraconicAcid
Best way to get green nickel oxide into solution ?
[rquote=698742&tid=160855&author=clearly_not_atara]I would definitely prefer hydrochloric ac ...
29-1-2025 at 10:05
by: DraconicAcid
Understanding Formality
3 M H2SO4 is 3 F H2SO4. It's not precise to say 3 M H2SO4, because there isn't actually any undisso ...
28-1-2025 at 17:28
by: DraconicAcid
Historical Forensics Question About a Bizarre Assassination Story
I would assume that if she put an oral (not dermal) poison on her ladybits, he'd swallow enough to d ...
24-1-2025 at 07:17
by: DraconicAcid
Destroying Oxalate
[rquote=698618&tid=160796&author=clearly_not_atara]Copper ions catalyze the reaction of oxal ...
23-1-2025 at 13:50
by: DraconicAcid
How to selectively alkylate an aromatic ring?
[rquote=698571&tid=160837&author=Maui3]I am done with the isovaleric acid now. I should have ...
21-1-2025 at 10:11
by: DraconicAcid
How to selectively alkylate an aromatic ring?
Once word of note- I have smelled isovaleric acid, and would not want to work with the halide.

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20-1-2025 at 10:22
by: DraconicAcid
How to selectively alkylate an aromatic ring?
It would, but you said you wanted to avoid that.
20-1-2025 at 08:05
by: DraconicAcid
How to selectively alkylate an aromatic ring?
The only alternative I can see is to halogenate the ring, and convert the isoamyl bromide to a Gilma ...
20-1-2025 at 07:40
by: DraconicAcid
How to selectively alkylate an aromatic ring?
The isoamyl groups will certainly rearrange if you try doing FC with isoamyl bromide.
20-1-2025 at 07:16
by: DraconicAcid
How to selectively alkylate an aromatic ring?
It depends on what alkyl groups you want to put on, and where (and what else is on the ring). FC ma ...
19-1-2025 at 18:48
by: DraconicAcid
How do you store chemicals in inert gas?
Just pouring in argon isn't going to work very well- it is heavier than air, but it will still mix m ...
14-1-2025 at 17:17
by: DraconicAcid
pottasium piperate to piperonal with ozone
Now I want to buy an ozone generator.....
13-1-2025 at 16:02
by: DraconicAcid
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