For my first chemistry post in a long time, I prepared 2-iodobenzoic acid from anthranilic acid using the Sandmeyer reaction. In the first step, the diazonium salt is formed by reaction of nitrous acid with anthranilic acid (nitrous acid is formed in situ from sodium nitrite and HCl). In the second step, potassium iodide is … Continue reading Preparation of 2-iodobenzoic acid
For the last year since I moved for college, I have been working on building a new lab space. I moved all of my equipment and furniture from my old lab, and have acquired some more since then. I built my own working fume hood, since the new lab is in a garage with no … Continue reading Texium Labs 3.0 Reveal
This post represents a public expression of some brainstorming I've been doing lately regarding how to determine what it truly means to have a "fully stocked" lab, and what the minimum array of chemicals that must be bought so that virtually any organic chemistry that can be carried out in an amateur lab will become … Continue reading Essential Chemicals for the Organic Lab
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