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Preliminary title: sauron
Already under construction.

As to the cult of personality, if nominated I will not accept. If ele ...
26-3-2007 at 09:21
by: Sauron
Preliminary title: sauron
Reducing an alcohol to a ketone?

No, you are oxidizing an alcohol ( secondary one) to a ketone.
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26-3-2007 at 07:55
by: Sauron
Vacuum (2-7 torr range) Can it be achieved cheaply?
Oh. That's not hard vacuum, or even medium vacuum. That is low vacuum, anything from 1 toru up is lo ...
26-3-2007 at 01:38
by: Sauron
Vacuum (2-7 torr range) Can it be achieved cheaply?
Do you mean 2 x 10 to the -7 torr?

Neon signs do not use such a hard vacuum, because no current w ...
26-3-2007 at 01:25
by: Sauron
Vacuum (2-7 torr range) Can it be achieved cheaply?
The short answer is no.

You need the following:

A good two stage oil sealed mechanical pump

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26-3-2007 at 00:46
by: Sauron
keten lamp
I'm not too thrilled with a -8 C flash point though. On the other hand it's not as bad as ether (-30 ...
26-3-2007 at 00:39
by: Sauron
Acetic anhydride preparation
Even oxalyl chloride isn't quite as stable as we would like, which has always limited its utility be ...
25-3-2007 at 21:23
by: Sauron
Acetic anhydride preparation
Thanks @Eclectic.

Hmmm. If 1,1,1-trichloroethane can be hydrolyzed by water and catalyst (H2SO4) ...
25-3-2007 at 19:52
by: Sauron
keten lamp
I think you are confusing TCT with TCCA. And then misremembering what TCCA does.

TCT (CC) chlorin ...
25-3-2007 at 19:09
by: Sauron
Anyone Up for a DIY Particle Accelerator?
Outgassing the pump oil prior to installation would help.

Anyway did you see the article from the ...
25-3-2007 at 07:09
by: Sauron
keten lamp
I named that a little wrong, it is 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

Industrially making Ac2O out of vinyl ...
25-3-2007 at 04:28
by: Sauron
This is a new one....
That would do it!

Good riddance. Anyway you said acetone? I don't suppose they also had hydrogen ...
25-3-2007 at 02:31
by: Sauron
keten lamp
In the first reaction you start with vinyl acetate and acetic acid. Supposedly 77% of the VA reacts ...
25-3-2007 at 02:22
by: Sauron
keten lamp
Put that question aside for the moment.

Here are two US patents from 1930s.

First one says vin ...
25-3-2007 at 01:01
by: Sauron
keten lamp
That Daicell patent is concerning treatment off offgases from ketene process.

Look at data sheets ...
24-3-2007 at 23:19
by: Sauron
keten lamp
I believe both acetic acid and acetic anhydride are totally miscible with benzene and toluene. So yo ...
24-3-2007 at 22:36
by: Sauron
Acetic anhydride preparation
I have Photoshop and ACDC both recent versions. When www.freepatentsonline.com pulls up an older pat ...
24-3-2007 at 22:19
by: Sauron
Acetic anhydride preparation
I just went to the UG Patent Office web site as recommended by one of our illustrious fellow members ...
24-3-2007 at 22:07
by: Sauron
keten lamp
@leu, please don't overlook the simple fact that @hector's requirement is barely larger than large b ...
24-3-2007 at 18:19
by: Sauron
Acetic anhydride preparation
I'd go lower than -10 for the coolant, and use a high surface area condenser rather than a simple Li ...
24-3-2007 at 17:18
by: Sauron
Gitting rid of Cl2
Great handle.
24-3-2007 at 17:08
by: Sauron
keten lamp
I am very dubious of the CO2/acetate method, as the extraction of anhydride has to be done fast enou ...
24-3-2007 at 16:42
by: Sauron
Acetic anhydride preparation
"Drying" Ac2O is a unique concept since Ac2O reacts with water, and is a well known dehydrating agen ...
24-3-2007 at 07:18
by: Sauron
keten lamp
You are buying reagent grade acetyl chloride from Merck in a 200 L drun. This is PE lined steel. I t ...
24-3-2007 at 01:52
by: Sauron
This is a new one....
OK, sulfamic acid is very useful for neutralizing strong alkilis, citric acid is as harmless as lemo ...
24-3-2007 at 00:50
by: Sauron
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