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Derivatising p-dichlorobenzene through its nitro compound
Extremely cool to see this old talking point finally become reality. But is an amination in the card ...
12-12-2020 at 08:25
by: clearly_not_atara
The insanity that is OHS
Well this is completely insane.

Anyway, can't you just substitute Zn for Mg and have the students ...
11-12-2020 at 07:14
by: clearly_not_atara
Lithium nitride
Don't worry yoursekf too much, lithoim is cheap. But maybe get dome sleep.

Apparently the reactio ...
9-12-2020 at 08:49
by: clearly_not_atara
Benzoyl chloride from benzoic acid
Boffis is an excellent chemist, you should listen to him.

Your post contains so many misconceptio ...
9-12-2020 at 08:26
by: clearly_not_atara
More thoughts (rants) on AlCl3 Chlorination of alcohols
I think the reason you see chlorination with benzylol is just due to the stability of benzyl carboca ...
9-12-2020 at 08:19
by: clearly_not_atara
How do I recrystallize ferric chloride?
[rquote=646434&tid=83221&author=Texium (zts16)] How does trichloroiron sound?[/rquote]
You ...
8-12-2020 at 07:21
by: clearly_not_atara
Feasibility of creating a nuclear reactor with the aim of transmutation?
Well, think about it this way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusor#Neutron_source
[i]"To date, the ...
6-12-2020 at 18:01
by: clearly_not_atara
Claimed quantum computer breakthough
Supposedly a reanalysis is being done with results expected in days to weeks. I'm pretty busy right ...
6-12-2020 at 17:18
by: clearly_not_atara
Mononitration of bromo and fluorobenzene
All electrophilic substitutions on fluorobenzene bias para.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ed0 ...
6-12-2020 at 14:49
by: clearly_not_atara
What makes a substance capable of detonation?
A pressure wave is never detonation. Think about the words: detonation is faster than sound, a press ...
6-12-2020 at 11:20
by: clearly_not_atara
Questions about MPV reduction
[quote] Is the MPV reduction tolerant of halogen groups?[/quote]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi ...
6-12-2020 at 10:21
by: clearly_not_atara
The unfindable reference for Acetone Dicarboxylic Acid Anhydride
IIRC you can also use periodic acid to oxidize citric acid instead of oleum but the conditions are h ...
5-12-2020 at 15:01
by: clearly_not_atara
Should Knowledge Be Free?
In context of copyright I think it is always important to remember that copyright was set up over th ...
5-12-2020 at 12:21
by: clearly_not_atara
AlCl3 is an alternative to SOCl2
AlCl3 will not chlorinate alcohols. However, solutions of AlCl3 in hydrochloric acid will. But ZnCl2 ...
4-12-2020 at 07:54
by: clearly_not_atara
Non reactive Solvent for potassium permanganate
If you can buy ethyl acetate, it should be pretty easy to make acetonitrile, if slow -- just stir wi ...
3-12-2020 at 13:40
by: clearly_not_atara
Non reactive Solvent for potassium permanganate
The one paper I have read using this technique uses methylene chloride. This seems like an excellent ...
3-12-2020 at 12:40
by: clearly_not_atara
Mn2O7 to manganyl cation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022190261802029
3-12-2020 at 08:31
by: clearly_not_atara
Cheap radioisotope sources
If you want to order some thorium or depleted uranium so that you can observe their unusual and inte ...
3-12-2020 at 08:23
by: clearly_not_atara
CuS isn't actually copper(II) sulfide
Attempting to describe CuS as an ionic compound when Cu has electronegativity 1.9 and sulfur 2.6 doe ...
1-12-2020 at 08:14
by: clearly_not_atara
Nitration with NO2 instead of H2SO4?
NO2 is a nitrosating agent, not a nitrating agent. It generally reacts as NO+*NO3-. But because it's ...
30-11-2020 at 19:49
by: clearly_not_atara
Do not keep illegal drugs for personal use in your house, if you do chemistry as a hobby
Cannabis hasn't been illegal for me to possess since 2014. I actually forget to think about it as il ...
27-11-2020 at 14:39
by: clearly_not_atara
Seperation of potassium chlorate and perchlorate from perchlorate cell
If ammonium bitartrate is available, this will take KClO4 directly to NH4ClO4 by salt metathesis. Th ...
27-11-2020 at 12:08
by: clearly_not_atara
Malic acid to malonic acid?
In principle, periodate/periodic acid will convert malic acid to formylacetic acid by cleavage of th ...
25-11-2020 at 06:45
by: clearly_not_atara
Preparation of Di-(4-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)-disulphide
Looks a bit like nutritional yeast. Nice work!
24-11-2020 at 07:57
by: clearly_not_atara
Otc oxalyl chloride success?
DMSO reacts with oxalyl chloride at ambient temperature, as karlos alluded. Not recommended.
20-11-2020 at 13:50
by: clearly_not_atara
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