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HCl for Fischer Esterification?
The fisher esterification requires an acid catalyst. It is not present to remove water, merely to al ...
25-10-2012 at 19:56
by: UnintentionalChaos
Thoughts on quaternary ammonium compound synthesis
"refluxing trimethylamine" is 3C. This can be done under pressure, I suppose, but the chloride salt ...
23-10-2012 at 13:31
by: UnintentionalChaos
Calcium Oxide not absorbing water in dessicator bag
[rquote=263264&tid=21907&author=CHRIS25]What does OP mean? (old age pensioner)? Hope not. ...
23-10-2012 at 09:47
by: UnintentionalChaos
Want to use lithium inplace of Butyl lithium
I don't see how using Li metal would work. Li is a reducing agent, BuLi is a very strong base, and b ...
23-10-2012 at 09:23
by: UnintentionalChaos
How long can I wait before I take NMR?
If the thing that you dissolved in the chloroform is stable, then yes, you'll be more than fine. I'v ...
22-10-2012 at 11:16
by: UnintentionalChaos
Oxidation of naphthalene with nitric acid
I am somewhat surprised that there isn't V2O5 involved in the mentioned procedure. That seems to be ...
22-10-2012 at 08:59
by: UnintentionalChaos
I need to recover KOH from solution in its solid form. Help
If the container was glass, you probably now have a solution of impure potassium silicate and the gl ...
20-10-2012 at 13:15
by: UnintentionalChaos
Tired of reporting spam
I'd like to reiterate my above point given the recent resurgence of spam. I am on this forum at all ...
16-10-2012 at 16:34
by: UnintentionalChaos
Metal-metal solvation
The "softer" striker rods contain far less of the hardeners in traditional ferrocerium "flints." The ...
16-10-2012 at 16:13
by: UnintentionalChaos
Success Separating Methylated Spirits?
[rquote=262372&tid=21776&author=ElectroWin]Yes, it is just what you should expect to happen. ...
16-10-2012 at 10:42
by: UnintentionalChaos
Latest chemical order?
From a few sources....

Gallium source (not really all that recent)
3lb Sodium metal
2lb Mg turn ...
16-10-2012 at 05:56
by: UnintentionalChaos
The short questions thread (3)
[rquote=262301&tid=14239&author=Hexavalent]If I prepare methyl benzoate with methanol and be ...
15-10-2012 at 12:26
by: UnintentionalChaos
Best chemical for cleaning glasses?
soap.
11-10-2012 at 15:33
by: UnintentionalChaos
Titanium oxide strip
One can purchase ~1M HF in many walmarts as Whink iron stain remover in the brown bottle (intended f ...
11-10-2012 at 11:44
by: UnintentionalChaos
Official ether from starting fluid thread...
When distilling the blue cans of cheapo walmart starter fluid, I found it necessary to use a fractio ...
11-10-2012 at 10:54
by: UnintentionalChaos
Make Potassium (from versuchschemie.de)
When it comes to using kerosene, don't bother with Coleman brand in the blue bottle in your local ca ...
11-10-2012 at 08:06
by: UnintentionalChaos
No NO2 contamination at high temps?!
Ammonium nitrate is even better. It's quite soluble in the sulfuric acid and the resulting ammonium ...
10-10-2012 at 22:30
by: UnintentionalChaos
When naphthalene balls aren’t naphthalene balls(?)
[rquote=261097&tid=15348&author=Endimion17]So, UnintentionalChaos, you say that urinal pucks ...
3-10-2012 at 14:55
by: UnintentionalChaos
When naphthalene balls aren’t naphthalene balls(?)
[rquote=261021&tid=15348&author=zed]
Back in the Seventies, "Moth Balls", meant Para-DiChlo ...
2-10-2012 at 18:06
by: UnintentionalChaos
Plastic vs glass stoppered bottels
Use a teflon lined cap on a glass bottle and store the acid cold. I have 90% white nitric acid store ...
2-10-2012 at 09:29
by: UnintentionalChaos
Is it Kaliumhydroxide or nor?
If you have a little sodium perchlorate, a solution will yield a gelatinous ppt with KOH, but not Na ...
1-10-2012 at 13:49
by: UnintentionalChaos
Solvent for Poliacetylen
[rquote=260615&tid=21567&author=Vargouille]Based on the structure, I would guess a non-polar ...
28-9-2012 at 18:28
by: UnintentionalChaos
In Need of Some Equipment
[rquote=260591&tid=21580&author=elementcollector1]To DIY a lab stand and clamp, an idea i've ...
28-9-2012 at 15:26
by: UnintentionalChaos
In Need of Some Equipment
[rquote=260566&tid=21580&author=Rich_Insane]Hey everyone!

It's that time of year when I g ...
28-9-2012 at 12:29
by: UnintentionalChaos
Looking for liquid liquid extractor
[rquote=260319&tid=21511&author=GreenD]Does anyone know the average volume of one of these? ...
25-9-2012 at 14:59
by: UnintentionalChaos
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