Gluon's lab

Ammonium nitrate is an interesting compound used in the explosives industry and as a fertilizer. It's a major component of the industria...

Trichloro- tert -butyl alcohol, commonly called chlorbutol is a mild local anaesthetic. Its also a hypnotic and a sedative. Pure chlorbutol ...

Trichloromethane, commonly known as chloroform, is a halogenated hydrocarbon used as a solvent. It reacts with alkali hydroxides yielding d...

Phenol, also known as carbolic acid, is an aromatic compound. It exists as volatile clear-white crystals. It acts as a very weak acid, but i...

Salicylamide, or 2-hydroxybenzamide, is an uncommon painkiller similar to aspirin. It's mainly used as a precursor to the antihypertens...

Erythritol tetranitrate (ETN) is a secondary explosive derived from erythritol. Although a secondary, it is slightly sensitive to shock, and...

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...