Zyklon-A
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Uses for polyethylene glycol
I have over a 500 grams of polyethylene glycol, which is used as a laxative. Since shi**ing's just as easy as ever, I am looking for some more useful
thing to do with it.
I hate to see a useful reagent being used for it's intended application. If you know of any useful reactions to do with it, can you post them?
[Edited on 25-3-2014 by Zyklonb]
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Galinstan
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i can't see there being many interesting reactions to do with such a stable polymer as this, although it is soluble in water so maybe there's
something to be done there.
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It is used in carbowax gas chromatography columns if I recall correctly, so it"s about as inert as you can get.
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I wonder if would form a gel with borax, like polyvinyl alcohol does.
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PVA has hydroxyl groups, but PEG does not (just ether linkages). I doubt it.
It's used in drug delivery, I think.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEGylation
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Zyklon-A
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Ok, well it doesn't really matter, just though there must be some use for it.
It doesn't need to be a fun or interesting reaction, perhaps a synthesis reaction, decomposition, or anything that creates a new compound.
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Missile fuel? http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6632378
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