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The Problem with SynthSource
Some more clues:

It's not a singular element, nor does it contain any transition metals. A haloge ...
27-4-2017 at 11:04
by: Praxichys
The Problem with SynthSource
Haha, thanks. It's not books!

I'll give some hints: There are 7 varieties, it's packed in 31 fibe ...
27-4-2017 at 08:36
by: Praxichys
The Problem with SynthSource
Hi everyone,

In lieu of dredging up an old thread where we breathed life into SynthSource over a ...
27-4-2017 at 05:48
by: Praxichys
Powdering aluminum - any "tricks" like quenching in liquid N2 or flash freezing?
Be careful with that method. Both magnesium and aluminum can burn in CO2. Intimately mixed dry ice a ...
27-4-2017 at 04:22
by: Praxichys
Reduction of Copper (II) Oxide with Ammonia from Decomposition of (NH4)2CO3
Mix some of the red material with powdered aluminum and hit it with a torch. If it's Cu2O, you'll ge ...
24-4-2017 at 15:02
by: Praxichys
Funny thing in Mellor
[quote]Interaction with water is violent and may be explosive, even with ice [Sidgwick, 1950, p. 115 ...
24-4-2017 at 08:01
by: Praxichys
Alternative hobbies that appeal to those with interest in chemistry
I also really like generating enthusiasm for chemistry in others. I helped a friend get into the ess ...
21-4-2017 at 10:41
by: Praxichys
Breaking rock without explosives
If you're already going to drill holes for an expanding chemical, you might as well save money and g ...
20-4-2017 at 05:54
by: Praxichys
Opinions on this HBr synth
It's super easy. Just make something like a 30% solution of KBr or NaBr in water, then add a nonvoli ...
20-4-2017 at 04:50
by: Praxichys
Opinions on this HBr synth
H2SO4 + bromide works too as long as the acid remains dilute enough not to oxidize the HBr to Br2.
19-4-2017 at 05:57
by: Praxichys
Attempted synthesis of propyl 4 aminobenzoate
Typically these "one-pot" Fischers use a ton of sulfuric acid to compensate for the lack of a mechan ...
18-4-2017 at 10:43
by: Praxichys
Attempted synthesis of propyl 4 aminobenzoate
The brown goop suggests primarily that perhaps there was an impurity in your starting material that ...
18-4-2017 at 09:35
by: Praxichys
bottle bursting o-toluidine
I think any amount of vacuum is going to help. 200°C is pretty hot.

Vogel's aniline prep does no ...
13-4-2017 at 11:49
by: Praxichys
bottle bursting o-toluidine
I'm not sure about the Zn or Sn versions of the reaction, but I would pick the cheapest/highest yiel ...
13-4-2017 at 08:43
by: Praxichys
bottle bursting o-toluidine
Oxidation from storage under air probably kick-started polymerization, which releases hydrogen. It's ...
13-4-2017 at 06:33
by: Praxichys
Ruthenium dust (and more!) for sale from US. International shipping is possible.
Wow. That FAQ is the worst thing I've read since Food Babe told us that the air inside jet planes co ...
13-4-2017 at 05:48
by: Praxichys
What exactly is the reaction between methylene chloride and aluminum?
The abstract of this paper shows that silver sitting in CCl4 generated predominantly tetrachloroethy ...
12-4-2017 at 10:46
by: Praxichys
TNT without SO3 or N2O5
I see your point!

Does it have to be totally solid when cooled? ETN wetted with EGDN, PGDN, or NG ...
12-4-2017 at 08:27
by: Praxichys
Correcting a blockage in an ICl synthesis..troublesome
My usual Cl2 knockdown solution is to fill a big spray bottle with 5-8% aqueous ammonia. (Surfactant ...
12-4-2017 at 05:55
by: Praxichys
TNT without SO3 or N2O5
Why TNT, if not for curiosity?

I think the reason you don't see anyone making it without fuming/a ...
12-4-2017 at 04:57
by: Praxichys
Trinitrobenzene without nitric acid or benzene
Yes, but the perborate oxidation uses glacial acetic acid as a solvent, effectively making peroxyace ...
6-4-2017 at 06:25
by: Praxichys
Solubility musings
@ Sulaiman - It's not about "fitting" into the solution but more about whether the solvent can suppo ...
6-4-2017 at 04:49
by: Praxichys
Goverment possibly tainting Hydrogen Perxoide to stop TATP, HMTD, DADP, MEKP.
@ Markx - Indeed. If the EU is anything, it's an unfortunate set of bureaucratic standards the USA w ...
5-4-2017 at 11:18
by: Praxichys
Trinitrobenzene without nitric acid or benzene
It certainly sounds possible but I think yields will be impractically low.

Assuming you can get a ...
5-4-2017 at 09:49
by: Praxichys
Compression of gases (H2) by ATMs - how it works
Boyle's law:

P[sub]1[/sub]V[sub]1[/sub]=P[sub]2[/sub]V[sub]2[/sub]

10 liters at 1atm = 1 liter ...
5-4-2017 at 08:35
by: Praxichys
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