Gluon's lab

Tertiary butyl chloride, also known as 2-chloro-2-methylpropane (IUPAC) is a tertiary alkyl halide used industrially as a precursor to pharm...

In a previous post ( link ), I described how I prepared a very crude sample of the element boron. I decided to have another go at boron usin...

Bromine is a fascinating element that exists as a strongly fuming dark red, almost black liquid at room temperature. It finds extensive use ...

Sodium silicate, often referred to as waterglass or liquid glass, is not one compound, but rather a series of compounds with the general for...

Isopropylamine, or 2-aminopropane, is an organic amine used mainly in herbicides and as a chemical intermediate. It is a colourless, highly ...

Silicon (Si) is a chemical element with a wide array of applications. It's used in high strength alloys such as ferrosilicon, but by far...

Benzyl chloride, or a-chlorotoluene, is an extremely useful reagent used in organic synthesis. Commercially, it's mainly used to make be...