I first noticed similarities in names, then structures, and then formulae. I wanna make a youtube video showing everyone how to make uric acid from
urea, but I need someone to look over my hypothesis.
My prediction is that the ? is composed of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and some water. The reaction seems to make the following disappear into the
question mark:
16H
6N
6O
1S
Am I correct? I can figure the stoiciometry, I just need to know what to tell my viewers the other 'stuff' is.bbartlog - 21-6-2011 at 04:33
So what makes you think that urea+H2SO4 makes uric acid? I'm not saying it can't happen, but I would rather expect urea sulfate, or urea disulfate, or
sulfamic acid or ammonium sulfamate or ammonium sulfate etc. etc., so some reference to your proposed outcome would be nice.ScienceHideout - 21-6-2011 at 08:47
If anything, it might make some ammonium sulphite, but I am not sure. I dod not know you could have urea as an ion! If you can, it should work. Just
like turning a citrate into citric acid.unionised - 22-6-2011 at 03:43
Have you actually looked at the structure of uric acid?
How do you think this "magic" synthesis you are proposing will make the chain of 3 lined carbon atoms in uric acid?ScienceHideout - 22-6-2011 at 05:31
I looked at both structures: they seem very similar. In o-chem, anything is possible.redox - 22-6-2011 at 06:22
