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Na in NaOH? Viable way?
You can make K from KOH using Mg and tert-butanol in a way that NurdRage demonstrated in one of his ... |
10-2-2026 at 02:54
by: Keras |
Methanesulfonic acid for nitration mixtures
[rquote=705526&tid=161497&author=Metacelsus]Green is from N2O3.[/rquote]
I thought this w ... |
1-2-2026 at 01:25
by: Keras |
Methanesulfonic acid for nitration mixtures
So I did mix methanesulphonic acid with potassium nitrate, heated and distilled the resulting produc ... |
30-1-2026 at 13:01
by: Keras |
Methanesulfonic acid for nitration mixtures
Thanks to both of you for your input.
I suspect you’re both right: the pKa difference is not bi ... |
22-1-2026 at 01:26
by: Keras |
Methanesulfonic acid for nitration mixtures
[rquote=705390&tid=161497&author=bnull]Did you use an excess of potassium nitrate?[/rquote]
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19-1-2026 at 22:37
by: Keras |
Methanesulfonic acid for nitration mixtures
I redissolved potassium nitrate into methanesulphonic acid and let the mix heat up to 50/60 °C and ... |
19-1-2026 at 06:41
by: Keras |
Methanesulfonic acid for nitration mixtures
Folks,
I’m attempting to nitrate toluene using a mixture of 70% methanesulphonic acid and potassi ... |
18-1-2026 at 08:39
by: Keras |
Glassware For Sale from previous Organic Chemistry/Biotechnology laboratory (!) Updates progressively
Some 14/23 items might interest me. Especially the 50 mL RBF and some other stuff. |
11-1-2026 at 05:43
by: Keras |
Binaphthyl and perylene
Thanks a lot of all this material. I’ll try and make good use of it.
I might end up buying some s ... |
9-1-2026 at 00:42
by: Keras |
Binaphthyl and perylene
Thanks a lot! I’m pretty limited when it comes to book searching.
Of course, I could also simply ... |
6-1-2026 at 23:09
by: Keras |
Binaphthyl and perylene
Well, I also found this article but it is uses a lot of weird reactants: LiAH, diazomethane, benzyl ... |
5-1-2026 at 08:06
by: Keras |
Binaphthyl and perylene
That’s a good idea, yes. I tend (probably like others) to take Wikipedia™ as gospel.
In any ... |
5-1-2026 at 03:07
by: Keras |
Binaphthyl and perylene
Thanks for the pointer! As usual, you’re such a reliable adviser! 
The Wikipedia™ page for ... |
4-1-2026 at 23:14
by: Keras |
Binaphthyl and perylene
Folks,
I know several (old) threads have been dedicated to the synthesis of perylene, but none of ... |
4-1-2026 at 00:05
by: Keras |
Issues Loading the SM Website
It seems to be better since a couple of days. Might be the server which ran out of VM? |
22-11-2025 at 11:33
by: Keras |
Sensitizing Nitrogen Triiodide
[rquote=704183&tid=161394&author=Radiums Lab]So are we getting NaNO2? That's intresting for ... |
22-11-2025 at 02:35
by: Keras |
nitration of xylene using HNO3/DCM mixture
Wow this is old, but thinking back about it I wonder.
Nitration under mild conditions (~20 °C) o ... |
7-11-2025 at 23:42
by: Keras |
Catalysts to help NaBH4 reduce amides
No, I mean you start from a different material in the first place.
Say, instead of using acetic aci ... |
6-11-2025 at 07:42
by: Keras |
Catalysts to help NaBH4 reduce amides
Yeah, but you simply prepare an amide one carbon longer. |
6-11-2025 at 01:08
by: Keras |
Catalysts to help NaBH4 reduce amides
Why not use a Hofmann rearrangement? |
5-11-2025 at 07:00
by: Keras |
Two failed experiments: 4-aminophenol and benzocaine
Sometimes businesses sell only in B to B mode, because they don’t want the extra hassle of dealing ... |
3-11-2025 at 12:53
by: Keras |
Comparison of (relatively) inert atmospheres for preventing oxidation?
The noble gases are very scarce on Earth.
Helium has escaped long ago, and the only source of it ar ... |
2-11-2025 at 22:58
by: Keras |
Two failed experiments: 4-aminophenol and benzocaine
Thanks!
TBH, after much mulling and grumbling, I’m going to buy a bottle of Rodinal™, the ph ... |
1-11-2025 at 12:22
by: Keras |
Sodium percarbonate
This might seem tempting, but it’s ultimately bound to fail, or to give measly results. The solubi ... |
27-10-2025 at 22:44
by: Keras |
Comparison of (relatively) inert atmospheres for preventing oxidation?
I agree that argon is a good choice. Nitrogen works most of the time, but argon covers about everyth ... |
27-10-2025 at 00:36
by: Keras |
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