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Ostwald style nitric production
I have never done this so these are just my opinions:

I once worked in a place that recovered NO2 ...
15-12-2016 at 15:48
by: Magpie
Orange liquid from Grignard reaction: what is it?
Is there some reason you did not distill off your product? If you do you might leave some of the ga ...
13-12-2016 at 13:00
by: Magpie
An illustrated guide on the preparation of white phosphorus (P4) from red phosphorus (P)
I don't think that will be a problem. When you melt glass tubing one end is RT and the other is muc ...
13-12-2016 at 10:37
by: Magpie
An illustrated guide on the preparation of white phosphorus (P4) from red phosphorus (P)
What's the ID of the outlet?

You might get some deposits in the "condenser" part of the alembic i ...
13-12-2016 at 10:05
by: Magpie
Preparation of Succinic Acid
Thank you for those references AvB. It looks like that last synthesis using TCCA could be used to c ...
10-12-2016 at 20:28
by: Magpie
Preparation of Succinic Acid
[rquote=468714&tid=69635&author=chemplayer...]
Firstly, did you get a noticeable exotherm d ...
10-12-2016 at 19:06
by: Magpie
Preparation of Succinic Acid using the method of Chemplayer…

[b]Introduction[/b]
I found Chemplayer’s YouTube (ref 1) video for making succinic acid (SA). T ...
10-12-2016 at 12:00
by: Magpie
aspirator vacuum question
[rquote=468601&tid=70996&author=NeonPulse]
The only problem is the one way valve in the asp ...
10-12-2016 at 08:27
by: Magpie
Mad Scientist of the Year Award #1
Thank you, aga. I hope I can continue to make contributions that members find useful.
5-12-2016 at 16:05
by: Magpie
Calculating pH
A weak organic acid has a pKa of 4.2. It's dissociation in water can be represented as:

HA = A- ...
4-12-2016 at 21:47
by: Magpie
vacuum distillation hole?
I have no way to control the vacuum when using my rotary vane pump either, other than to bleed air i ...
4-12-2016 at 14:47
by: Magpie
Preparation of Benzyl Chloride
Thank you AvB for this valuable contribution. I know how tedious and time consuming research can be ...
4-12-2016 at 10:03
by: Magpie
vacuum distillation hole?
[rquote=468157&tid=71098&author=Sulaiman]...if I use my rotary pump with no air leak
most o ...
4-12-2016 at 09:35
by: Magpie
vacuum distillation hole?
An ebulliator, like described by BromicAcid, is a tiny hole that, using a glass tube, introduces a t ...
3-12-2016 at 16:23
by: Magpie
vacuum distillation hole?
One of the problems with these discussions is that of different goals among the commenters. Using a ...
3-12-2016 at 11:38
by: Magpie
aspirator vacuum question
I would guess that would be OK as long as this is a small quantity like 500mL.

Why can't you use ...
1-12-2016 at 11:13
by: Magpie
aspirator vacuum question
I bought a single stage, rotary vane, vacuum pump rated at 2.5cfm from Harbor Freight for $100.

I ...
30-11-2016 at 20:59
by: Magpie
storing Propionyl Chloride
I store my acetyl chloride in a 100mL narrow mouth Qorpak bottle with a ptfe lid liner. I keep it i ...
29-11-2016 at 17:29
by: Magpie
Conversation of an older barn to a chem lab
Any half-way well-equipped organic lab will look like it could produce drugs, because...well...it co ...
24-11-2016 at 15:41
by: Magpie
Chlorination of Natural Gasses
Interesting. Why do you think it fumes? Dissolved HCl? What wattage light did you use? I reporte ...
23-11-2016 at 19:29
by: Magpie
where to easily buy reactors for chemistry?
What do you mean by a reactor? A Parr type? An rbf can be used for a reactor. What capacity are ...
23-11-2016 at 08:50
by: Magpie
What do you guys use for a vacuum gauge?
I recommend that you wrap the threads with teflon tape and teflon pipe dope then screw on a female N ...
22-11-2016 at 15:59
by: Magpie
Preparation of Succinic Acid
As noted above I used mp and MW to confirm the identity of the small amount of succinic acid made wi ...
19-11-2016 at 19:09
by: Magpie
Preparation of Succinic Acid
I finished up my attempt at making succinic acid via the Dakin procedure as described in my previous ...
17-11-2016 at 13:49
by: Magpie
Preparation of Succinic Acid
I decided to attempt preparation of succinic acid using the Dakin synthesis referenced above. This ...
16-11-2016 at 14:09
by: Magpie
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