Gluon's lab

Piperine is the chemical responsible for the smell and spiciness of pepper. It's an amide, which can be hydrolysed to piperic acid and p...

Salicylic acid, or 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, is a useful chemical with the formula C7H6O3. It's commonly used as a treatment for various sk...

Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), or aspirin, is a common painkiller with anti-inflammatory properties. It's a useful precursor in the home la...

Dichromates are very useful salts used in organic oxidations. They're also used for the preparation of chromic acid which is legendary f...

Potassium ferricyanide, or potassium hexacyanoferrate, is an interesting salt used in cyanotype photography. It exists as deep red crystals,...

Formic acid, or methanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid derived from methanol. Naturally it occurs in ant venom and various stinging nettles. I...

Sodium bisulphite (NaHSO3) is an interesting compound with many uses. Upon contact with many strong acids, it reacts to form sulphur dioxide...