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10 most important name reactions
zts's list is pretty good, but I would suggest some changes:

- replace Claisen with Knoevenagel c ...
5-4-2020 at 05:37
by: clearly_not_atara
Make Phosphoric acid
Ammonium phosphates decompose to release ammonia, leaving phosphoric acid, at around 200 C. This see ...
4-4-2020 at 11:48
by: clearly_not_atara
A convenient home synthesis of brightly colored pyrylium compounds
Very cool stuff!

[quote]They are substantially easier to make, not requiring Flouroboric acid.[/q ...
3-4-2020 at 06:15
by: clearly_not_atara
The Short Questions Thread (4)
It forms lots of copper complexes, which are apparently good Ullmann reaction catalysts and can also ...
1-4-2020 at 14:32
by: clearly_not_atara
Preparation of pyrrolidine via decarboxylation of l-proline
N-formylpiperidine is used as a formylating reagent for activated arenes, like the Vilsmeier-Haack r ...
1-4-2020 at 06:48
by: clearly_not_atara
OTC glacial acetic acid need help
I think sodium pyrosulfate could probably be used to dehydrate acetic acid, since we already know th ...
31-3-2020 at 17:48
by: clearly_not_atara
Leuckart reaction with oxalic acid
You can also make formic acid from oxalic acid, which I was going to recommend but I thought it was ...
30-3-2020 at 11:47
by: clearly_not_atara
Leuckart reaction with oxalic acid
However, there [i]is[/i] apparently an oxalic acid Eschweiler-Clarke:

https://www.researchgate.ne ...
30-3-2020 at 09:41
by: clearly_not_atara
The Short Questions Thread (4)
A lot of sources say that phenylacetic acids are especially prone to decarboxylation. However, I've ...
29-3-2020 at 11:49
by: clearly_not_atara
Vanillin demethylation via aluminum tribromide -- still confused.
chemistry007: It's very important to read the reports by people who actually do the experiments, bec ...
29-3-2020 at 10:47
by: clearly_not_atara
N-nitroso-N-methyl-p-toluenesulphonamide
If you consider the Navier-Stokes equations in presence of a sharp corner, you find that the flow ra ...
29-3-2020 at 10:41
by: clearly_not_atara
nitrate from cyanide?
Oxidation of urine has been practiced for centuries:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitr ...
28-3-2020 at 14:30
by: clearly_not_atara
N-nitroso-N-methyl-p-toluenesulphonamide
[i]"CH2N2 may explode in contact with sharp edges, such as ground-glass joints, even scratches in gl ...
28-3-2020 at 14:27
by: clearly_not_atara
Formamide from urea
The point is, in a system like Zn/HCl, there are two things that can be reduced:

2 H3O+ + Zn > ...
28-3-2020 at 08:16
by: clearly_not_atara
Al(O-i-Pr) decomposition problem
The limiting factor in the MPV reduction is usually aldol condensation. Ketones are usually resistan ...
28-3-2020 at 03:57
by: clearly_not_atara
Formamide from urea
The problem with basic reductions is that urea gets deprotonated and then it's hard to transfer elec ...
27-3-2020 at 15:50
by: clearly_not_atara
Problem in synthesising Nickel Sulfate
Wiki says the anhydrous salt is "yellow", but this may be a faint color in pure crystals that only b ...
26-3-2020 at 13:22
by: clearly_not_atara
Alternative to MeCN
Not using MeCN is [i]already[/i] a different route. Just use Klute's route, it makes more sense.

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26-3-2020 at 11:30
by: clearly_not_atara
Sodium permanganate
UTFSE

https://www.sciencemadness.org/whisper/viewthread.php?tid=8480&page=16#pid459691

Sod ...
26-3-2020 at 10:41
by: clearly_not_atara
azelaic + pelargonic acids from oleic acid, C=C double bound cleavage using H2O2 as oxidizer, H2WO4 catalyst
[applause]

I think your prep of the peroxotungstic acid catalyst is very clever. When I posted ab ...
26-3-2020 at 10:27
by: clearly_not_atara
Alternative to MeCN
http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=10124
26-3-2020 at 09:59
by: clearly_not_atara
Sodium permanganate
You are trying to make permanganate. The correct way is to use potassium manganate. You are resistin ...
25-3-2020 at 11:50
by: clearly_not_atara
Q: Making sodium cyanide from sodium cyanate and sodium metal
[quote] reacting the mix with ammonium carbonate will give mix of NaCN and NaHCO3 (Na2CO3+(NH4)2CO3 ...
25-3-2020 at 08:56
by: clearly_not_atara
Sodium permanganate
Oh no, is this another "I'd rather fuck around in the lab for three years rather than spend an hour ...
25-3-2020 at 08:38
by: clearly_not_atara
Better synthesis route to Favipiravir anyone?
So I thought a bit more about the route I posted.

Unfortunately, glyoxylamide is not commercially ...
24-3-2020 at 17:32
by: clearly_not_atara
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