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Perthiocyanic Acid - Yellow Chem GOOD! - Rhodanide
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Extraction/recrist of dibenzoyl peroxide - Hazel Chem
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Extraction of piperine from white pepper - Hazel Chem
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How to make cadaverine (the smell of death) - decarb of lysine - NileRed
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Controlling phenolic hydrodeoxygenation by tailoring metal-O bond strength via specific catalyst metal type and particle size selection
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Diethylamine and m-toluic acid from DEET
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Alkynes as Synthetic Equivalents of Ketones and Aldehydes: A Hidden Entry into Carbonyl Chemistry
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Turning cotton balls into cotton candy : depolymerization of cellulose to glucose by sulfuric acid - NileRed
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Preparation of toluene and (de)sulfonation in detail - Astral Chemistry
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Sucrose Octaacetate Synthesis, An Intensely Bitter Compound - Corrosive Chemistry
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Experiment No. 25: Preparation of Ethene (without conc. sulfuric acid) & detection with Bayer's test - Experimental Chemistry
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Making the stinkiest chemical known to man (thioacetone) - NileRed
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Making Thioacetone - LabCoatz
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US government standard bathroom malodor - NileBlue
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Making the Smell of Rain (Geosmin from scratch) - Chemiolis
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Acetone ---dehydration--> mesitylene (1,3,5-trymethylbenzene) ---nitration--> nitromesitylene ---béchamp(Fe,HCl)-reduction,acid-base-extraction--> trimethylaniline ---oxydative-azo-coupling---> azomesitylene (red azo dye), with lots of interesting purification techniques - Chemiolis
Cubane chemistry
cubane-chemistryCubane synthesis - Extractions&Ire
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Many interesting techniques in this series : recrystalizations, purifications, TLCs with various detection methods (permanganate, iodine, UV, vanillin), contamination mitigation, quite cold temperatures, reaction times, decomposition, photochemistry, protection/deprotection, water-free techniques, tar management...
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Project plan: Cubane synthesis - Extractions&Ire
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Synthesising Cyclopentanone through Catalytic Decarboxylation of Adipic acid - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Episode 2 - Cyclopentanone Ketal [failure : aldol condensation] - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Episode 3 - Vacuum Distillation for the Ketal? [failure] - Extractions&Ire
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Mastering the Ketal Synthesis [or how to avoid aldol cond.] - Cubane Episode 4 - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Ep 5 - Dioxane and Bromine [chlorine-free Br2 with H2O2] - Extractions&Ire
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Bromination of the ketal - Cubane Episode 6 - Extractions&Ire
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The Diels-Alder - Making Cubane Episode 7 - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Ep 8 - Deprotection Time! Diketal to monoketal [in heterogeneous mixture, HCl]. TLC stuff. - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Ep 9 - *Actually* forming the MonoKetal. Amazing NMR results - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Ep 10 - Ultraviolet Cage Creation [failure] - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Ep 11 - More UV Nightmares [failure, more TLC nightmares] - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Ep 12 - Magical deep UV LEDs [failure] - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane Ep 13 - The PhotoFridge [failure] - Extractions&Ire
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A slightly new cube plan... [UV sensitization, litterature review, progress by others] - Cubane Ep 14 - Extractions&Ire
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I lost the cubane race (Still going though!) [new plan : no monoketal intermediate, doing the photoreaction directly on the diketone; resynthesis and purification of reagents] - Cubane Ep. 15 - Extractions&Ire
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Cubane synthesis - Chemiolis
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Synthesis of a Fascinating Cube-Shaped Molecule : Octasilacubane - Advanced Tinkering
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Making Bromovanillin: A Precursor To Substituted Benzaldehydes - Thy Labs
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Making margarine from olive oil - NileRed
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Olestra (zero calorie cooking oil) - chemical synthesis and taste test - Applied Science
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Turning Aspirin into Paracetamol (acetyl salicylic acid --> salicylic acid ---decarb--> phenol ---nitration--> p-nitro phenol ---P/C reduction--> p-amino phenol ---acetylation--> p-acetylamino phenol) - NileRed
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Making Rose Fragrance from Lemongrass : citral ---aldol cond. with acetone---> ---cyclization--> ionone - Chemiolis