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Citric acid to Isopropanol. Possible method?
Well, I don't know about this exactly. But it would occur to me that there are 2 decarboxylations ha ...
9-2-2017 at 19:25
by: PirateDocBrown
Lab scale contact process for H2SO4 (report)
I found some sodium metabisulfate the other day as carpet stain remover. It had some surfactants in ...
8-2-2017 at 14:28
by: PirateDocBrown
Hydroxylamine or Methylamine?
Definitely don't waste your nitroethane on this. It's getting harder and harder to find.

If you w ...
8-2-2017 at 13:59
by: PirateDocBrown
latest glassware purchase
Just arrived!

1 L flatbottom 2 neck
350 mL #3 frit
thermometer well

all 24 40

Likely my l ...
8-2-2017 at 13:55
by: PirateDocBrown
How do you get started?
The pre-chemistry knowledge:

A good understanding of algebra, including solving practical equatio ...
7-2-2017 at 14:52
by: PirateDocBrown
Prussian Blue from Laundry Bluing
The gluteraldehyde is likely a few ppt, as a biocide.

The oxalic acid is likely there, just to k ...
6-2-2017 at 19:37
by: PirateDocBrown
Prussian Blue from Laundry Bluing
I'm going to try this as well. I did a bit of digging, and one of the MSDS's on Mrs. Stewarts listed ...
6-2-2017 at 15:40
by: PirateDocBrown
Storage under water.
I once had a 100g bottle of red P that had been clearly filled in the 80's. It was opened and used i ...
5-2-2017 at 12:00
by: PirateDocBrown
Chinese Hotplate/Stirrers
Seems to heat OK, but at 180 watts, it's gonna struggle to boil even a liter beaker of water. The st ...
31-1-2017 at 23:50
by: PirateDocBrown
latest glassware purchase
New labware came today!

Second image is all my 24/40.

1x1000ml RBF
2x500ml RBF
4x250ml RBF
...
21-1-2017 at 12:32
by: PirateDocBrown
recirulating vacuum aspirator troubleshooting
Here's the pump I'm using:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IXCK5XI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06 ...
16-1-2017 at 14:33
by: PirateDocBrown
Ammonium chloride & its various formulations (Dimethyl benzyl, Ethylbenzyl, Dimethyl, etc)
The C(n) groups are straight-chain alkyls bound directly to the nitrogen.

If I were to hazard a ...
14-1-2017 at 13:24
by: PirateDocBrown
Ammonium chloride & its various formulations (Dimethyl benzyl, Ethylbenzyl, Dimethyl, etc)
Now to answer your question about the benzyl being a "base", no. Here, the benzyl group is a substit ...
14-1-2017 at 13:08
by: PirateDocBrown
Ammonium chloride & its various formulations (Dimethyl benzyl, Ethylbenzyl, Dimethyl, etc)
All these things are quaternary ammonium salts.

When nitrogen has lost an electron (in this case ...
14-1-2017 at 12:56
by: PirateDocBrown
Parafin wax at 70:1 potassium nitrate?
You are much more likely to get CO than CO2.
9-1-2017 at 13:49
by: PirateDocBrown
Parafin wax at 70:1 potassium nitrate?
Let's see, 4 moles of KNO3 @ 101g each will produce 10 moles of O atoms, which will react with 5 mol ...
9-1-2017 at 07:46
by: PirateDocBrown
first vacuum distillation
I'd support your condenser with a ring stand. Really, you should have more ring stands.

You will ...
9-1-2017 at 00:01
by: PirateDocBrown
Distillation kit
The one with the Vigreaux column will likely be more useful, it seems to have more stoppers and clip ...
7-1-2017 at 11:37
by: PirateDocBrown
Attempt at cyanide via crucible heating.
Yes, I can believe separation could be a bear, if you wanted a pure product. I have no analytical me ...
6-1-2017 at 06:45
by: PirateDocBrown
Attempt at cyanide via crucible heating.
So, I ran a simple experiment.

I mixed .2 mol urea (local garden store), and .1 mol KOH (Duda Ene ...
5-1-2017 at 02:58
by: PirateDocBrown
Is inert gas mandatory for handling DIBAL?
Setting up a low-budget N2 line isn't terribly hard.

Many welding gas suppliers will sell N2 in s ...
5-1-2017 at 00:19
by: PirateDocBrown
How to separate ethanol from essential oils dissolved inside (not so easy)
Ammonium hydroxide is also quite reactive. I can see why it would make a poor extraction solvent. (I ...
3-1-2017 at 12:47
by: PirateDocBrown
How to separate ethanol from essential oils dissolved inside (not so easy)
Ammonia? As in liquid ammonia? Impressive early choice!

Have you considered simple hexane? Or DCM ...
3-1-2017 at 05:51
by: PirateDocBrown
How to separate ethanol from essential oils dissolved inside (not so easy)
You are extracting anise and thyme?

Have you done all your extraction, and are trying to save wha ...
3-1-2017 at 04:40
by: PirateDocBrown
How useful is this piece of glassware ?
That IS a good price!

I use SP for reagent purification, when a quick distill is what's needed to ...
3-1-2017 at 04:17
by: PirateDocBrown
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