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Lanthanides?
Thanks- I might have to try that (I've also found a prep for SmI2 using iodine and THF, but I don't ...
3-12-2021 at 23:57
by: DraconicAcid
Lanthanides?
Well, I went for the samarium. Now to see if I ever get around to doing anything with it.
3-12-2021 at 16:44
by: DraconicAcid
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All this talk of Dutch traditions, and nobody even acknowledges that fantastic pun. Sigh.....
2-12-2021 at 12:57
by: DraconicAcid
Lanthanides?
So I'm looking at lanthanides on AliExpress. Some of them are surprisingly cheap.

Holmium- 20 g ...
30-11-2021 at 21:01
by: DraconicAcid
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[rquote=667948&tid=157997&author=woelen]I'll make a write-up in a separate thread, tell some ...
30-11-2021 at 16:03
by: DraconicAcid
Separation of toluene and isobutanol
The acid reacts with the alcohol to give isobutylene, which will evaporate and be lost during the di ...
30-11-2021 at 11:42
by: DraconicAcid
Chemistry to do with thymol
I wonder if it can be oxidized to methylsalicylic acid or hydroxyterphthalic acid. You'd probably n ...
30-11-2021 at 08:24
by: DraconicAcid
A solubility question?
They'll both dissolve to some degree, slightly lower than their normal solubility, due to the common ...
26-11-2021 at 09:05
by: DraconicAcid
What chemistry are you working on.
Trying to ethylate salicaldehyde with ethyl bromide to give ethoxybenzaldehyde. Using essentially t ...
25-11-2021 at 12:58
by: DraconicAcid
[Video] Making tert-amyl acetate. grape aroma
That is an amazing paper, if it works. Does someone have a copy of the reference for the preparatio ...
25-11-2021 at 08:12
by: DraconicAcid
Chemistry to do with thymol
I strongly suspect that you could diazotize any aromatic amine and couple it to thymol to get an azo ...
22-11-2021 at 11:10
by: DraconicAcid
Behaviour of pentavalent vanadium in concentrated HCl/HBr
I've been reading about vanadium in my qualitative analysis books, and boiling a solution of V(V) in ...
21-11-2021 at 07:16
by: DraconicAcid
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This might be a bit pricey for secret Santa, but it's a poss ...
20-11-2021 at 13:43
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Mystery Glassware Identification Thread
[rquote=667490&tid=31602&author=SWIM]It's a Babcock bottle.
https://wi101.wisc.edu/2013/12/ ...
19-11-2021 at 12:27
by: DraconicAcid
Mystery Glassware Identification Thread
This has been hanging around our lab for a while, and my colleague asked me what it was for. I sudd ...
19-11-2021 at 11:06
by: DraconicAcid
Storing concentrated ammonia water
[rquote=667473&tid=158104&author=Gargamel]

Please forget about plastic bottles, I had one ...
19-11-2021 at 08:03
by: DraconicAcid
Odd crystals growing in condenser during BnCN reaction reflux
Benzyl chloride plus cyanide give PhCH2CN, right? That could hydrolyze to phenylacetic acid or its ...
18-11-2021 at 11:25
by: DraconicAcid
Qualitative V/Cr detection
I happened to be checking this (revamping a qualitative analysis lab for first year), and the peroxi ...
13-11-2021 at 12:02
by: DraconicAcid
Valeric acid from sugar
Valeric acid is not merely "unpleasant". It's orders of magnitude worse than butyric.
12-11-2021 at 19:35
by: DraconicAcid
Short question / quick answer - Thread
Not sure how stable my water pressure is, but I can hook up a trap easily enough. I may very well g ...
11-11-2021 at 10:34
by: DraconicAcid
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Got mine ordered. We'll see when it gets there.
10-11-2021 at 13:19
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Short question / quick answer - Thread
Sadly, I don't have a vacuum pump (and I don't think a water aspirator would work for vacuum distill ...
10-11-2021 at 08:26
by: DraconicAcid
Short question / quick answer - Thread
Steam distillation- what is it good for purifying? What kind of impurities is it good for getting r ...
9-11-2021 at 19:55
by: DraconicAcid
Making rubies using microwave
Nice!

The synthesis of rubies has been on my mind since 1989. I may have to actually try it some ...
9-11-2021 at 13:59
by: DraconicAcid
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4-11-2021 at 08:58
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