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Cyclic Amines from Amino Alcohols
@Steam, your scheme seems to me to be generally on the right track. As far as I know, tosylate is a ...
15-9-2014 at 20:42
by: Crowfjord
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Hmm, yeah to use that you will need a non reactive stopper of some sort to plug the top with, and pr ...
10-9-2014 at 10:05
by: Crowfjord
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Assuming the flask is really just a flask (not a retort or something similar) then a complete appara ...
9-9-2014 at 18:55
by: Crowfjord
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Nope, it was meant to be taken literally. The threads are the helical (spiral) part that make a scre ...
9-9-2014 at 17:25
by: Crowfjord
The Short Questions Thread (4)
My advice would be to clamp tight enough to hold, but without forcing. I've stripped the threads on ...
9-9-2014 at 16:00
by: Crowfjord
Buying Phosphorous Pentoxide
I would be interested. Or polyphosphoric acid.

Edit: Now that I actually look, phosphorus pentox ...
27-8-2014 at 18:53
by: Crowfjord
Formaldehyde from Paraformaldehyde
Interesting. I've never gotten it to work without base, but then I only was going for a strong solut ...
27-8-2014 at 14:07
by: Crowfjord
Formaldehyde from Paraformaldehyde
I've made ~37% formaldehyde solution using base to depolymerize. I think to make around 30 millilite ...
27-8-2014 at 14:01
by: Crowfjord
Oxidative decarboxylation with TCCA
I would guess that the indole would get oxidized, probably at the 3-position. But maybe a way could ...
27-8-2014 at 13:48
by: Crowfjord
I made solvated electrons without need of liquid ammonia
Bam

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Also, [url=http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/issues/kim-05-29-5/kim- ...
21-8-2014 at 19:29
by: Crowfjord
Zingerone
Perhaps one could extract gingerol and the related compounds from the ginger with acetone or ethyl a ...
13-8-2014 at 21:30
by: Crowfjord
Zingerone
Not sure about that, but it can be made by condensing acetone with vanillin with a base then hydrog ...
13-8-2014 at 20:33
by: Crowfjord
Zingerone
I'm fairly confused as to what you did (or intended to do) here. Here is my take on the above:

Zi ...
13-8-2014 at 19:24
by: Crowfjord
Thiele Tube vs Beaker
Ah yes, there is that, too. Not to mention less heating time, as well.
13-8-2014 at 15:19
by: Crowfjord
Thiele Tube vs Beaker
You make a fair point. I think that a well-stirred beaker of oil would make a fine substitute, provi ...
13-8-2014 at 15:07
by: Crowfjord
I made solvated electrons without need of liquid ammonia
That's really neat, woelen! I've wanted to try this for a really long time, but have been quite wary ...
13-8-2014 at 13:38
by: Crowfjord
Beginner Distillation Projects
Try a steam distillation. It's super simple - take an herb or spice of your choosing (cloves and cin ...
7-8-2014 at 20:30
by: Crowfjord
nitroaldol not dehydrating to nitrostyrene or something else?
According to the orgsyn.org entry for beta-nitrostyrene (Org. Synth. 1929, 9, 66. DOI 10.15227/orgsy ...
22-7-2014 at 15:27
by: Crowfjord
Accidentally made benzyl bromide! Ouch My eyes! What happen? Need advice!
As with other alkyl halides you can neutralize with ammonia, or an amine. Not sure about the free ra ...
21-7-2014 at 20:10
by: Crowfjord
Esterfication Question
@thechemikid: Whoops, yes, that was a typo. I did mean octyl salicylate. I must have been tired when ...
18-7-2014 at 12:15
by: Crowfjord
Esterfication Question
In short, yes. This is how folks have been making the analogous methyl salicylate. Purification may ...
17-7-2014 at 14:01
by: Crowfjord
Report on Decarboxylation of Tryptophan in various solvents
Between my own experiments using the mineral oil/spearmint oil system and those of others I have cor ...
9-7-2014 at 13:08
by: Crowfjord
Report on Decarboxylation of Tryptophan in various solvents
Acetophenone has been used with good results. See the other tryptophan decarboxylation thread.
6-7-2014 at 10:01
by: Crowfjord
Transfer hydrogenations with glycerol
I'm skeptical as well, but some experimentation will show the truth. I might be able to give it a sh ...
3-7-2014 at 16:16
by: Crowfjord
Root beer
I did that in high school, it was fun and simple. Tasted just a bit yeasty, like fresh bread dough. ...
2-7-2014 at 15:28
by: Crowfjord
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