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Urea to Uric Acid?
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.
5CH<sub>4</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O+H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>--->C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4
</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub>+?
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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I looked at both structures: they seem very similar. In o-chem, anything is possible.
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They arent that similar.
There probably will be a reaction, but I'm guessing it will go to urea sulfate.
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