Gluon's lab
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Sulphur monochloride, revisited
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Sulphur monochloride is a reactive chemical used as a precursor to organosulphur compounds. Under standard conditions, it exists as the dime...
Friday, 10 February 2017
Ethyl benzyl ether via Williamson ether synthesis
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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...
Saturday, 4 February 2017
Benzyl chloride via nucleophilic substitution
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Some time ago, I made some benzyl chloride by the halogenation of toluene ( link ). The process was on the whole quite unpleasant, very lon...
Friday, 27 January 2017
Tin(ii) oxide preparation from pewter, failed attempt
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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...
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Ethyl acetate synthesis by Fischer esterification
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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...
Saturday, 7 January 2017
Ammonium permanganate
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Ammonium permanganate is an intriguing salt which at room temperature exists as slightly bronze-metallic purple crystals. It is a moderately...
Monday, 26 December 2016
tert-Butyl chloride
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Tertiary butyl chloride, also known as 2-chloro-2-methylpropane (IUPAC) is a tertiary alkyl halide used industrially as a precursor to pharm...
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