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Can you start by learning organic chem without learning basic chem?
I'd read a good textbook on general chem first, it'll give you a good grounding that will enable you ...
14-11-2012 at 14:24
by: mycotheologist
Sodium Hypochlorite
If I needed NaClO, I'd just bubble some Cl2 through NaOH(aq). As a Cl2 source, I'd use Ca(ClO)2 + HC ...
14-11-2012 at 14:21
by: mycotheologist
Obtaining sodium hypophosphite
[rquote=169228&tid=13236&author=Picric-A]You will have a very hard time buying hypophosphite ...
14-11-2012 at 14:01
by: mycotheologist
Formaldehyde from hexamine
I can't find any information on converting hexamine into formaldehyde. I read that an acid is needed ...
14-11-2012 at 13:34
by: mycotheologist
Is potassium amide one of the strongest bases known?
I read that a good way to estimate the strength of a base is by looking at the pKa of its conjugate ...
30-7-2012 at 12:10
by: mycotheologist
GAA or JUST ACETIC ACID??
Its solid?? Are you sure its acetic acid? I have a bottle of dimethyl sulfoxide which was a solid wh ...
4-7-2012 at 18:06
by: mycotheologist
Some chemistry nerd porn - List of plant compounds
http://www.chemfaces.com/compound/alkaloids.php
I really have to get myself a soxlet extractor.
26-6-2012 at 15:37
by: mycotheologist
How to titrate an acid dissolved in acetic acid
I made a solution of HCl in glacial acetic acid and I'm trying to figure out how to determine the ex ...
26-6-2012 at 15:21
by: mycotheologist
Breaking surfactants in OTC products
Thats a nice setup, thats way more sophisticated/less caveman like than what I had in mind. Also, I ...
26-6-2012 at 15:08
by: mycotheologist
Breaking surfactants in OTC products
[rquote=252161&tid=20497&author=peach]This is where thinking outside the box, and inside a l ...
22-6-2012 at 16:20
by: mycotheologist
Stabilizing trichloromethane
Sorry to resurrect this thread, I just didn't want to start a new thread for this question. I like t ...
22-6-2012 at 06:54
by: mycotheologist
Breaking surfactants in OTC products
I was experimenting with various methods of making chloroform a while ago and I tried using househol ...
22-6-2012 at 06:51
by: mycotheologist
How fast does chloroform decompose into phosgene
[rquote=249347&tid=20184&author=bbartlog]As I recall you need both light and oxygen to get p ...
23-5-2012 at 09:00
by: mycotheologist
Removing rust from lab equipment with phosphoric acid
[rquote=249352&tid=19962&author=Arthur Dent]80%? :o

Wow, that's pretty concentrated! To t ...
23-5-2012 at 08:53
by: mycotheologist
How fast does chloroform decompose into phosgene
Yeah I suppose dissolved oxygen in the water would be far less of a threat than atmospheric oxygen.
22-5-2012 at 15:03
by: mycotheologist
Removing rust from lab equipment with phosphoric acid
[rquote=249293&tid=19962&author=Arthur Dent][rquote=249286&tid=19962&author=mycotheo ...
22-5-2012 at 14:30
by: mycotheologist
Removing rust from lab equipment with phosphoric acid
I finally got around to doing this so I poured the 250mL of H3PO4 into a pyrex baking dish and am ba ...
22-5-2012 at 09:17
by: mycotheologist
How fast does chloroform decompose into phosgene
I've been making chloroform in 20mL batches and after decanting the water, I add the crude chlorofor ...
22-5-2012 at 08:36
by: mycotheologist
Stannous Halides - Are they all reducing agents?
Yeah I'm gonna prepare some since I have some 40% HBr lying around. Rather than powdered tin, I'll j ...
22-5-2012 at 06:04
by: mycotheologist
How to kick start the haloform reaction
[rquote=248463&tid=19824&author=watson.fawkes][rquote=248383&tid=19824&author=mycoth ...
22-5-2012 at 05:41
by: mycotheologist
Stannous Halides - Are they all reducing agents?
I'm aware that stannous chloride is commonly used as a selective reducing agent for reducing nitro g ...
22-5-2012 at 05:38
by: mycotheologist
Are amino groups oxidised in the same way hydroxy groups are?
[rquote=248980&tid=20144&author=UKnowNotWatUDo]He's saying that he has 4-aminophenol, which ...
22-5-2012 at 05:33
by: mycotheologist
Are amino groups oxidised in the same way hydroxy groups are?
I was pondering things to do with the hydrolysis product of acetaminophen (4-aminophenol) and though ...
18-5-2012 at 10:52
by: mycotheologist
Should I get rid of my H2SO4?
I store 98% H2SO4 in HDPE containers. Thats the containers I buy them in so I'm fairly sure HDPE can ...
18-5-2012 at 09:52
by: mycotheologist
How toxic is potassium permanganate
Every now and again I get these outbursts of eczema on my hand(s) and at the moment, its become wors ...
15-5-2012 at 00:55
by: mycotheologist
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