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Test for Ag3PO4
The Ag wasn't exposed directly to the fire. I boiled it with NaOH and hydroquinone for a good hour l ...
2-12-2013 at 10:50
by: Pyro
Volunteer project: Org. chem. index of amateur syntheses
Nicodem, what do you mean by mini reviews?

Here also seems to be the best place to ask this: Shou ...
30-11-2013 at 16:46
by: Pyro
The Short Questions Thread (4)
the Na sinks in toluene, but the stuff looks like scurf and floats around :)
30-11-2013 at 13:20
by: Pyro
The Short Questions Thread (4)
Ok, thanks. Do I need to re-distill it or can I just filter the floating ''stuff'' out?
30-11-2013 at 12:02
by: Pyro
Aluminum amalgam problem...Help needed
I assume he is talking of an Al-Hg amalgam for hydrogenation since he posted in organics.
It probab ...
30-11-2013 at 10:02
by: Pyro
Sealing Ampules with Methanol content inside
*untested procedure* how about igniting the small amount of vapor in the head space, then sealing it ...
29-11-2013 at 15:59
by: Pyro
The Short Questions Thread (4)
I distilled technical quality toluene, to keep it completely anhydrous I added a few thin flakes of ...
29-11-2013 at 11:19
by: Pyro
Workbench surface
nope, it's porous and reacts with acids (CaCO3)

you mean marble, right? that fancy church stuff
27-11-2013 at 05:13
by: Pyro
Glow sticks for ampoules
you might consider making your own if you want a big batch.
see nurdrages videos for more info
26-11-2013 at 14:16
by: Pyro
DIY Plastic
try it (maybe first in a test tube with a holed stopper and tube in case its a huge mess)
26-11-2013 at 13:27
by: Pyro
Glow sticks for ampoules
sure, but why? you can buy glass sticks or ampoules without having to fool around with opening them ...
26-11-2013 at 13:25
by: Pyro
DIY Plastic
what's the main component? but I doubt it as it's probably a mix of many different things
26-11-2013 at 13:03
by: Pyro
did I really just find an OTC source for sodium metal!?
It says where under my name, gent, belgium

It is hard to acquire as an individual who doesn't wan ...
26-11-2013 at 09:23
by: Pyro
dimethyl mercury synthesis
according to wiki: ''MeI can also be used to prepare dimethylmercury, by reacting 2 moles of MeI wit ...
26-11-2013 at 09:19
by: Pyro
did I really just find an OTC source for sodium metal!?
I just discovered something great, they don't only have Na (way too expensive) but supply every orga ...
26-11-2013 at 08:38
by: Pyro
Quality of glassware of Ebay seller deschem?
If it becomes a real problem you can get adapters made.
24-11-2013 at 15:33
by: Pyro
Quality of glassware of Ebay seller deschem?
bfesser, dont they fit together like 29/32 and 29/42? I have both sizes which fit together perfectly ...
24-11-2013 at 11:48
by: Pyro
Buying hydrogen peroxide >3% ??
I buy 30% at ''franco belge'' for +-10 eur/l
20-11-2013 at 04:40
by: Pyro
What is the coolest experiment you've tried/completed?
For me it's just the most dangrous things, (yes, I am an adrenaline junkie :)) such as P4 and Br2.
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13-11-2013 at 14:25
by: Pyro
Starting home lab--need to worry??
I got a hard time in the paint store about Al2O3, he thought it was pyrotechnics stuff :D

[Edited o ...
13-11-2013 at 10:46
by: Pyro
Best and worst smelling chemicals?
CO2, smell? :-?

I find nitrobenzene both nice and repulsive...
12-11-2013 at 08:30
by: Pyro
Latest chemical order?
Not chems, but stuff from a glassblower.
about 15m of 7mm OD borosilicate glass tubing for 4eur
[ ...
9-11-2013 at 13:40
by: Pyro
Bad days in the lab or with glassware?
Oh no, bad luck.

Just this Wednesday I ruined a nice pair of tan pants.
My partner had just made ...
8-11-2013 at 14:27
by: Pyro
Isolating manganese metal from potassium permanganate
You could initiate the reaction with KMnO4+glycerol, it's like a delayed fuse. as soon as you drip o ...
8-11-2013 at 14:06
by: Pyro
Isolating manganese metal from potassium permanganate
reflux toluene with the KMnO4 to get MnO2, that way you can also make benzoic acid.

then make a t ...
8-11-2013 at 12:18
by: Pyro
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