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ammonium nitrate
What do you mean by "theoretical chemistry"? Combution/deflagration mechanisms tend to be ...
25-3-2004 at 17:11
by: Geomancer
Complex ions of copper
No personal experience here, but I believe that TACN is a highly brisant explosive, sensitive to sho ...
25-3-2004 at 17:05
by: Geomancer
perpetual motion
t_pyro: You misread my post. The machine "works" based on the changing perimeter of the be ...
25-3-2004 at 17:00
by: Geomancer
perpetual motion
Here's an interesting one:
When you place a sheet of stuff (assuming it's not absurdl ...
23-3-2004 at 20:16
by: Geomancer
acetylsalicylic acid
I chose to recrystalize rather than simply extracting. No doubt this is just another sign of my late ...
23-3-2004 at 19:47
by: Geomancer
phthalic anhydride
I'm on break now, so I might not get to a library for a few days. Basicly, it's an old ind ...
23-3-2004 at 05:10
by: Geomancer
Am I dead yet? How bout now? Now? Now? Now?
Yes. People prone to angina carry it. Do remember that using Viagra and exposure to nitro-esters are ...
23-3-2004 at 04:49
by: Geomancer
Most energetic chemical reaction
Depending on your definition of common, indeed. Thermite is apparently spectacular (I haven't t ...
22-3-2004 at 19:26
by: Geomancer
phthalic anhydride
Does anyone know a direct route to phthalic anhydride from naphthalene without the mercury catalyst?
22-3-2004 at 19:13
by: Geomancer
Complex ions of copper
Copper sould form all types of complexes. Commonly available ligands include acetate, oxalate and gl ...
22-3-2004 at 19:10
by: Geomancer
acetylsalicylic acid
Yesterday and today, I recrystalised two batches of asprin, one of 13g and one of 68.25g. No undue p ...
22-3-2004 at 18:57
by: Geomancer
Most energetic chemical reaction
Assuming your talking energy/mass, F+Li should make the short list. Although (to my knowledge) none ...
20-3-2004 at 08:25
by: Geomancer
Ventilation
Don't forget about cooling your motor. Much of the time blowers rely on passing the air flow ov ...
17-3-2004 at 14:51
by: Geomancer
newbie experiments
Bromic: You mean steam distillation, right?
17-3-2004 at 14:46
by: Geomancer
V2O5 catalyst for H2SO4 production.
Bromic: There was no change in viscosity. It was very fluid at all times.

It rained today. Th ...
16-3-2004 at 10:25
by: Geomancer
V2O5 catalyst for H2SO4 production.
I suspect that if I used the kitchen oven, my house would be full of the unknown gas. Ovens have poo ...
15-3-2004 at 15:54
by: Geomancer
V2O5 catalyst for H2SO4 production.
When I die, I'm going to sue both axehandle and Green Light ;) . I placed a sizeable amount of ...
15-3-2004 at 15:17
by: Geomancer
V2O5 catalyst for H2SO4 production.
I'm interested in the technical problems of the small scale contact process. It remains to be s ...
14-3-2004 at 12:41
by: Geomancer
V2O5 catalyst for H2SO4 production.
So I hacked together a sulfur burner today. Alas, the sulfur I got at the DIY warehouse ("Gree ...
13-3-2004 at 20:18
by: Geomancer
Synthesis of symmetrical polyethers, how is it done?
Actually, the template effect is so strong in simple crown ethers that high dilutions are not needed ...
12-3-2004 at 19:54
by: Geomancer
Synthesis of resveratrol
It seems that the "Heck reaction" is a popular way to do stuff like this. p-Iodophenol is ...
11-3-2004 at 16:42
by: Geomancer
Copper Silk
"Rayon" is the name for a variety of semi-synthetic fibers based on cellulose. The main ty ...
11-3-2004 at 16:21
by: Geomancer
Synthesis of symmetrical polyethers, how is it done?
Synchronicity! I was just looking for ways to these goodies yesterday. Alas, what I'd really li ...
11-3-2004 at 16:01
by: Geomancer
Synthesis of resveratrol
I don't see much room for anything clever. Looks like the straightforward approach of producing ...
9-3-2004 at 21:32
by: Geomancer
Cyclobutanone?
Thanks for reminding me about acetoacetate. Using acetonedicarboxylic ester might be advatageous. Cr ...
9-3-2004 at 21:12
by: Geomancer
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