Gluon's lab

Ethyl benzyl ether, or a-ethoxytoluene is an ether used in perfumes and as a flavoring. It also finds limited use in organic synthesis. At r...

Some time ago, I made some benzyl chloride by the halogenation of toluene ( link ). The process was on the whole quite unpleasant, very lon...

Tin(ii) oxide, or stannous oxide, is a amphoteric oxide use in the maufacture of cranberry glass. It also finds some use as a catalyst for e...

Ethyl acetate, or ethyl ethanoate, is a simple ester widely used as a solvent and flavoring. It exists at room temperature as a colourless l...

Ammonium permanganate is an intriguing salt which at room temperature exists as slightly bronze-metallic purple crystals. It is a moderately...

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...