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Isopropanol + O2 -> TATP (just wait 12+ years)
No, it totally does, see here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00112
5-6-2022 at 04:14
by: Metacelsus
Isopropanol + O2 -> TATP (just wait 12+ years)
Yeah most chemists know they need to keep a close eye on ether and THF, but fewer are aware that iPr ...
4-6-2022 at 14:01
by: Metacelsus
Isopropanol + O2 -> TATP (just wait 12+ years)
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chas.0c00061

[quote]On November 21, 2019, at approximat ...
3-6-2022 at 03:38
by: Metacelsus
An Article for Thought and Discussion
Home chemistry is harmless to society (even beneficial given its effects on scientific training).

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7-5-2022 at 03:22
by: Metacelsus
Acid neutralizing on industrial scale
I would do some very careful calculations and a few smaller scale experiments before doing anything ...
13-4-2022 at 07:42
by: Metacelsus
1,3,5-trithiane
Nice work. For the extraction, is benzene necessary or could you use another solvent such as toluene ...
29-3-2022 at 03:01
by: Metacelsus
Sticky Situation
Wow, I think this would be really useful.

I voted for sodium but I just realized there are actual ...
20-3-2022 at 03:27
by: Metacelsus
Any Advice for Drying a Heat Sensitive Sample?
Yeah, lyophilization is the way to go. See for example this video where someone made one: https://ww ...
13-3-2022 at 04:16
by: Metacelsus
Vanillin chemistry: 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine
[rquote=671682&tid=157292&author=Benignium]Cheers guys! Good to see familiar names still fol ...
7-3-2022 at 09:48
by: Metacelsus
Vanillin chemistry: 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine
Nice!

I never could get that last reduction step to work (and I've since moved away from doing th ...
6-3-2022 at 05:10
by: Metacelsus
Synthesis of zinc amalgam for Clemenson reduction
See pages 4 and 5 of my old TEMPO synthesis here: https://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php ...
6-3-2022 at 05:03
by: Metacelsus
Does anyone has an access to SciFinder to help in something?
https://www.sciencemadness.org/whisper/viewthread.php?tid=28533

You may need to request access.
6-2-2022 at 04:17
by: Metacelsus
2021 Secret Santa - Sign up here
Huh, I wonder how they got that limestone out of the catacombs.
27-12-2021 at 15:26
by: Metacelsus
fun with acetylene
In the organic chemistry lab where I worked as an undergrad, someone once generated dichloroacetylen ...
27-12-2021 at 15:25
by: Metacelsus
Sulfur trioxide (SO3) misshap (and fix)
Oh no, AJKOER's rambling on about UV and nitrogen oxides again.
27-12-2021 at 15:22
by: Metacelsus
Bromination of aromatic compounds without catalyst
Maybe run a GC and see what happened?

Did you let the bromate and bromide react to form bromine, ...
26-12-2021 at 05:24
by: Metacelsus
XRF library
Cool! Is there a way you can share the numerical data files (.csv or other format) instead of just s ...
14-11-2021 at 03:32
by: Metacelsus
Emulsifiers
If you're doing an extraction with aqueous and organic phases, surfactants/emulsifiers will be a big ...
5-11-2021 at 07:21
by: Metacelsus
School Selection
Just make sure to go to one that has a good value for its cost. College is way overpriced these days ...
29-10-2021 at 06:52
by: Metacelsus
Distilled vs Deionized Water
The pH of 5 is easily explained by atmospheric CO2 dissolving in it and forming carbonic acid. Witho ...
20-10-2021 at 03:36
by: Metacelsus
AP from table salt. Not in my case.
Yes, I agree it would be better to go to chlorate first (perhaps using an MMO anode) and then do the ...
7-10-2021 at 03:13
by: Metacelsus
Non-polar chromaphores
Carotenes/carotenoids are colored and quite nonpolar. You can extract them from vegetables.

Besid ...
27-9-2021 at 03:23
by: Metacelsus
Polarity of methanol
Also, using flammable solvents in an environment designed to generate static electricity may be a ba ...
15-9-2021 at 05:28
by: Metacelsus
Why technetium and promethium doesn't have a stable isotope?
I don't fully understand the nuclear physics behind it, but the nuclear shell model can explain it.
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14-9-2021 at 15:07
by: Metacelsus
Big Glassware Sale!
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16-8-2021 at 08:16
by: Metacelsus
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