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Obtaining Acetic acid/Salicylic acid from aspirin
Have a look at this. Complete University lab instructions for preparing ethyl salicylate from aspir ...
3-8-2006 at 17:10
by: hodges
Why No Thiosulfate for Organic Reduction
For some reason, CRC does not list hydrides (or HI for that matter) in their electrochemical series. ...
29-7-2006 at 11:45
by: hodges
Pheromones
[quote][i]Originally posted by chemoleo[/i]
Interesting you say this, years ago, at school, a frien ...
29-7-2006 at 07:35
by: hodges
Pheromones
I probably have more ideas than either time or chemistry ability, but I thought I would throw this o ...
28-7-2006 at 15:46
by: hodges
Why No Thiosulfate for Organic Reduction
I keep seeing threads describing the use of somewhat "exotic" chemicals for organic reductions. My ...
28-7-2006 at 15:30
by: hodges
How will digital photography affect amateur chemistry?
[quote][i]Originally posted by klashnikov[/i]
An advantage of the digital camera is that you can de ...
26-7-2006 at 15:22
by: hodges
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[quote][i]Originally posted by Organikum[/i]
I think discussing other ways of reducing alcohols wou ...
26-7-2006 at 15:00
by: hodges
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Don't forget to add some water or something to slow the reaction down. My apologies if this link ha ...
24-7-2006 at 16:08
by: hodges
Idea for bottling chlorine...
One interesting way to store chlorine is as the hydrate. I once made some chlorine in a 1 liter pla ...
24-7-2006 at 14:44
by: hodges
Phenol from Paractemol (Acetominophen)
[quote][i]Originally posted by treelike[/i]
Ah so I should be able to mix some aspirin with NaOH so ...
23-7-2006 at 16:18
by: hodges
Sodium Bisulphite
I would think this would work given that H2SO3 is a stronger acid than H2CO3. You would simply bubb ...
20-7-2006 at 02:54
by: hodges
Phenol-Formalin - I Found This
Apparently a lot more is required than simply mixing things together. This is from Vogel Practical ...
18-7-2006 at 17:37
by: hodges
Id like to make a HUGE smoke cloud
I took that picture with a Polaroid camera back in 1981. I just scanned it in recently. I got the ...
18-7-2006 at 13:31
by: hodges
'pen' for electroplating metals
I see these on E-Bay pretty frequently for a variety of different metals. Might be a bit less expen ...
17-7-2006 at 14:37
by: hodges
Id like to make a HUGE smoke cloud
Simply burn some red phosphorous, as you see me doing in this picture ;). Yes, this is red phosphor ...
17-7-2006 at 14:01
by: hodges
Measuring Temperature for Small Amounts of Substance
Thanks guys. I think I found something that is going to work, for a reasonable price ($25 on EBay): ...
16-7-2006 at 13:40
by: hodges
Neither Aspirin Compund Worked
I tried making a plastic using both acetylsalicylic acid and salicylic acid with formalin. Neither ...
15-7-2006 at 13:47
by: hodges
Measuring Temperature for Small Amounts of Substance
Almost all the thermisters I have seen are only good up to 125C. A thermocouple is good up to flame ...
14-7-2006 at 17:01
by: hodges
Homemade Plastics?
Interesting. I'm purifying some aspirin now and once dry will try adding formalin to it both in pur ...
14-7-2006 at 16:25
by: hodges
Homemade Plastics?
[quote][i]Originally posted by Tacho[/i]
If you have acess to formaline (formaldehyde solution), it ...
13-7-2006 at 16:08
by: hodges
Measuring Temperature for Small Amounts of Substance
I wish to measure temperatures at which various substances melt and boil. However, I wish to stick ...
13-7-2006 at 16:00
by: hodges
Freezing/Melting Observations
I recently obtained some new chemicals, including DMSO and 99% acetic acid. I put a few ml of each ...
13-7-2006 at 15:54
by: hodges
Bromine Source and Synthesis
It can be kept if you can keep the bromine from evaporating. Bromine evaporates much more easily th ...
13-7-2006 at 14:28
by: hodges
Lookin for some fun experiments...
Put a few drops of the sulfuric acid in a glass of water. Connect 2 wires to a lantern battery (6 v ...
13-7-2006 at 14:18
by: hodges
It Depends
If you want to do organic chemistry then yes a distiller and glassware are essential. However if yo ...
8-7-2006 at 06:37
by: hodges
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