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HCl Preparation with no other strong acid
You could probably get dilute hydrochloric acid by combining MgCl2 or CaCl2 with oxalic acid, in sol ...
15-5-2018 at 22:44
by: Melgar
Even element samples are banned from eBay
Apparently none of eBay's employees have ever heard of phenyl-2-nitropropene, because that shit pops ...
15-5-2018 at 20:14
by: Melgar
HCl Preparation with no other strong acid
Free-radical chlorination of hydrocarbons with Cl2 gas and light will produce copious amounts of HCl ...
15-5-2018 at 10:16
by: Melgar
Thermo electric generators (peltier devices) - potential uses & designs
They're a lot more efficient if you use a heat sink and a fan to keep the hot side cooler. That's h ...
15-5-2018 at 06:24
by: Melgar
Looming DCM Ban (US)
I'd imagine that the fact that DCM isn't flammable has probably saved a fair number of lives as well ...
15-5-2018 at 06:08
by: Melgar
What's the most expensive substance you've bought?
[rquote=460101&tid=68820&author=wg48]My most expensive purchase was probably an allotrope of ...
10-5-2018 at 17:45
by: Melgar
Making potassium formate from CO and KOH
I'd expect that unless conditions were carefully controlled, you'd get water and potassium carbonate ...
10-5-2018 at 15:18
by: Melgar
Very cool reaction -- explanation???
[rquote=516647&tid=7233&author=AJKOER]
H+ + CN- + OH• = •CONH2 (85–95%) or •HC(O)N ...
4-5-2018 at 01:06
by: Melgar
amino acid + O² = a-nitro acid + formaldehyde - CO² = nitroalkene
First of all, good luck turning an amino acid into a whatever you seem to believe you'll be able to ...
3-5-2018 at 23:11
by: Melgar
Large Scale NH4NO3 Processing
Make up a bunch of KOH or K2CO3 solution and add a few hundred mL to your bucket every day, if you'r ...
3-5-2018 at 22:00
by: Melgar
OTC source of thiocyanates or ferrocyanides?
If you're interested in OTC alkali cyanides, a popular preparation of mixed sodium/potassium cyanide ...
3-5-2018 at 21:34
by: Melgar
Whats the most dangerous chemical you've ever synthesized?
[rquote=514375&tid=29600&author=fusso]unknown blue liq formed while bubbling NO2 into test t ...
3-5-2018 at 20:58
by: Melgar
electrolyse molten KSCN to make K?
I'd imagine it's a near certainty you'd get potassium sulfide and potassium cyanide.
1-5-2018 at 20:03
by: Melgar
How much solution is required to react
Oh, you want elemental iodine? H2O2 doesn't work all that well for that, because KI catalyzes the d ...
1-5-2018 at 20:00
by: Melgar
Electroplating copper onto iron and vice versa
Huh. I guess the issue that's been a sticking point is that I don't have much experience electropla ...
1-5-2018 at 13:25
by: Melgar
ozonolysis alkene->aldehyde, used in industry?
Actually, with an ozonolysis setup, the O3 is so selective at cleaving C=C bonds that the way you te ...
30-4-2018 at 12:54
by: Melgar
ozonolysis alkene->aldehyde, used in industry?
Well, the main issue with it is that if your ozone generator starts with just regular air, the perce ...
30-4-2018 at 10:40
by: Melgar
Separation of Nitroethane from Methoxy-2-propanol
[rquote=516139&tid=82269&author=Tsjerk]Why wouldn't it be? The nitrogen atom is fully oxidiz ...
30-4-2018 at 09:49
by: Melgar
Bulk (group buy) of Ethyl Acetate ("200 proof) & maybe NaOH & KOH in buy
Ethyl acetate isn't the first chemical I'd go out of my way to look for. It's not super cheap, and ...
30-4-2018 at 09:36
by: Melgar
NaOH as substitute for KOH
Two main differences: If you're trying to separate layers, K+ ions are more likely to "salt out" th ...
28-4-2018 at 21:45
by: Melgar
How should I choose glass joint size?
Yeah, both "24" sizes fit together both ways. It's just that they only touch each other for 29 mm o ...
28-4-2018 at 21:38
by: Melgar
Nitrogen Dioxide Smell
Although this thread is kind of ancient, I figured I'd throw in that I've occasionally thought I sme ...
28-4-2018 at 21:16
by: Melgar
SM Challenge - thoughts?
Ooh, I have an idea. See who can build the most interesting continuous-production catalytic system ...
28-4-2018 at 15:53
by: Melgar
Separation of Nitroethane from Methoxy-2-propanol
Considering the lengths you seem to be going to get nitroethane, let's just say I have hunch that yo ...
28-4-2018 at 15:48
by: Melgar
Laws regulating chemicals for a tiny home lab
[rquote=515398&tid=82152&author=LearnedAmateur]Like what are you going to do illegally with ...
26-4-2018 at 04:22
by: Melgar
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