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Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
[rquote=294067&tid=25226&author=Hockeydemon]
The link you provided just takes me to the sea ...
29-7-2013 at 18:16
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
Welcome to organic chemistry. There are many general procedures for syntheses but the yields in spe ...
29-7-2013 at 09:40
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
IMO if you can't smell it at this point it probably doesn't exist.

But if you feel it's worth the ...
25-7-2013 at 21:57
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
Can you smell any butyric acid?
25-7-2013 at 21:40
by: Magpie
How to kick start the haloform reaction
That looks good - a very simple procedure with easily attainable reagents. Lots of good pictures. ...
24-7-2013 at 11:14
by: Magpie
Better prepublication sub forum
As I stated up thread there are potentially many useful syntheses that have been developed by SM mem ...
23-7-2013 at 12:55
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
No, waffles, malonic acid is the only acid I have made using nitric acid. As you say, it was made f ...
23-7-2013 at 11:57
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
[rquote=293295&tid=25226&author=Hockeydemon]
I looked up the isobutyric acid synthesis in V ...
23-7-2013 at 08:46
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
Try this:

Place 3-4mL of 6M HNO3 in a test tube. Add to this 1-2 drops of your butanol. Heat up ...
22-7-2013 at 19:51
by: Magpie
Identifying wires of an old electric motor
IrC, that looks like a wiring diagram for a US motor, where it can be powered at 120VAC or 240VAC. ...
22-7-2013 at 19:25
by: Magpie
Identifying wires of an old electric motor
[rquote=293356&tid=25242&author=Endimion17]
watson.fawkes, I've noticed the regularities be ...
22-7-2013 at 13:55
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
[rquote=293295&tid=25226&author=Hockeydemon]
Adding the alcohol to the oxidant would only b ...
22-7-2013 at 11:37
by: Magpie
hydriodic acid preparation in rhodium archive - is it viable?
Yes, this method works as advertised. Here's some information that will help on cleanup:

http:// ...
21-7-2013 at 16:14
by: Magpie
Butyl alcohol
C2H5O can't be butyl alcohol. Butyl alcohol has 4 carbons.

Determine its boiling point and compa ...
20-7-2013 at 11:16
by: Magpie
Butyric acid from butanol & KMnO4
KMnO4 is a strong oxidant and can indeed be used to chew up organics and spit them out as CO2.

I ...
20-7-2013 at 08:22
by: Magpie
How to kick start the haloform reaction
I agree that this synthesis should not need kickstarting - just the opposite. On my first try I had ...
19-7-2013 at 11:01
by: Magpie
Ether Preparation
Have you read through Len1's procedure in the Prepublication forum?
19-7-2013 at 10:54
by: Magpie
Best tubing for chemistry
[rquote=292962&tid=25203&author=watson.fawkes][rquote=292862&tid=25203&author=Magpie ...
18-7-2013 at 18:17
by: Magpie
Best tubing for chemistry
[b]Glass[/b] Borosilicate glass tubing and rod can be very reasonably purchased from art glass supp ...
18-7-2013 at 07:34
by: Magpie
Harnessing the smell of Butyric acid
1. a pet skunk
2. a taser
3. a squirt gun filled with janitorial grade ammonia
16-7-2013 at 19:25
by: Magpie
Preparation of elemental phosphorus
[rquote=292408&tid=65&author=Zachemophile]
....easily obtainable phosphorus pentoxide .... ...
15-7-2013 at 14:07
by: Magpie
Melting point determination and DIY capillary tubes
Nice work!

FYI, my practice:

1. I place enough powder in the tube for 3-4mm.
2. I know the ...
15-7-2013 at 09:13
by: Magpie
What kind of vacuum pump is suitable for a 24/40 setup?
Carolina Biological.

I don't know how many LPM is required to reach its best vacuum - I've never ...
14-7-2013 at 19:53
by: Magpie
What kind of vacuum pump is suitable for a 24/40 setup?
An aspirator can certainly be driven with with a closed system using a reservoir for the water. I d ...
14-7-2013 at 19:05
by: Magpie
What kind of vacuum pump is suitable for a 24/40 setup?
[rquote=292281&tid=25110&author=batsman]...what kind of vacuum pump that would be suitable f ...
14-7-2013 at 14:33
by: Magpie
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