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What exactly is the mechanism by which catechols are methylenated? Why does the methylenedioxy group rotate?
4-methyl-benzo-1,3-dioxole, 4-methyl-1,3-benzodioxole and 3,4-methylenedioxytoluene are all names fo ...
19-12-2013 at 21:11
by: Crowfjord
What exactly is the mechanism by which catechols are methylenated? Why does the methylenedioxy group rotate?
Oh, I see now. Didn't see that PDF the first time around. That is odd. I'm pretty sure the authors j ...
19-12-2013 at 20:36
by: Crowfjord
What exactly is the mechanism by which catechols are methylenated? Why does the methylenedioxy group rotate?
I am a little confused. All I see in those links are structures and properties. Where does it say, f ...
19-12-2013 at 19:52
by: Crowfjord
What exactly is the mechanism by which catechols are methylenated? Why does the methylenedioxy group rotate?
You must be mistaken about this "rotation." This would be a rearrangement, and in these circumstance ...
19-12-2013 at 19:15
by: Crowfjord
Acetic anhydride preparation
If I recall correctly, attempts failed using phosphorus pentoxide, which just gave char. Not sure if ...
17-12-2013 at 18:06
by: Crowfjord
Buffer for redox sensitive reduced glutathione
My guess is yes. I did some cyclic voltammetry experiments with glutathione in sodium phosphate buff ...
17-12-2013 at 15:08
by: Crowfjord
Arecoline extraction
It's interesting that they do it that way. I wonder why they handled the fat manually rather than ac ...
16-12-2013 at 17:06
by: Crowfjord
Arecoline extraction
Nice. It would be interesting to do a TLC on the freebase extract. I suspect there may also be a sma ...
11-12-2013 at 14:11
by: Crowfjord
Chem Help!
Start by calculating moles of ethanol reacted. It's super simple math from there.
4-12-2013 at 20:22
by: Crowfjord
CHem Help
Really? Your class didn't go over this stuff? Pretty important concepts, there.

Generally, like ...
4-12-2013 at 19:18
by: Crowfjord
Best and worst smelling chemicals?
Triphenylphosphine is pretty darn terrible. It's like getting punched in the nose by a fist full of ...
24-11-2013 at 16:21
by: Crowfjord
Reacting NaOH(aq) with Al(s)
The black stuff is probably silicon (along with other metals). I get it a lot at work when I digest ...
23-11-2013 at 17:05
by: Crowfjord
grignard reaction
Whoops, my mistake! I was thinking of reaction with oxygen for some reason...
17-11-2013 at 20:26
by: Crowfjord
grignard reaction
@deltaH: magnesium reacts with alcohols to give the alcoxide, i.e., it reduces the hydroxyl hydrogen ...
17-11-2013 at 19:01
by: Crowfjord
crystallizationof organic cmpds
That is really neat! Don't know why I hadn't thought/heard of it before, either. I'll have to give i ...
15-11-2013 at 13:05
by: Crowfjord
...the decline of classroom chemistry...
That is fantastic! I got a chemistry set when I was ten years old, but there weren't any chemicals i ...
15-11-2013 at 13:03
by: Crowfjord
Acetic anhydride preparation
Yes, that method (anhydride from acetate and acetyl chloride) has been discussed to death. It has al ...
14-11-2013 at 18:50
by: Crowfjord
Dehydrating sodium carbonate
Drying in an oven is fine. And it should fizz vigorously when acid is added (carbon dioxide evolved) ...
13-11-2013 at 22:27
by: Crowfjord
Thermal decarboxylation
Cadaverine (1,4-diaminopentane) can be cyclized to piperidine by pyrolysis. It's a free-radical reac ...
8-11-2013 at 11:25
by: Crowfjord
Gravity to electrical energy?
When you think about it, the sun (and other stars) can be seen as the ultimate source of all energy ...
7-11-2013 at 20:22
by: Crowfjord
Inexpensive synthesis of Ferric Chloride
You would have solution of Fe[sup]3+[/sup] and Cl[sup]-[/sup] in aqueous solution. If you boiled it ...
3-11-2013 at 17:56
by: Crowfjord
Benzoic Acid, Carbamid>Benzamid>Anilin?
Aniline is water soluble according to Wikipedia (3.6g/mL). Maybe it is too dilute to have a noticeab ...
31-10-2013 at 09:47
by: Crowfjord
Benzoic Acid, Carbamid>Benzamid>Anilin?
Have you smelled it? Aniline is some stinky stuff (typical fishy amine odor). That would be a good i ...
30-10-2013 at 16:03
by: Crowfjord
Graduate School?
Check out the research being done at your prospective schools and see what fits you best. Also, don' ...
7-10-2013 at 17:21
by: Crowfjord
Using CO2 gas for grignard reaction instead of dry ice?
When using gas, you would also want to remove oxygen somehow, as it would also react with the organo ...
7-10-2013 at 09:52
by: Crowfjord
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