Journal of Experiments:
Often I'll come up with a reaction or experiment and wonder, did someone else do this already, someone that I could ask about what to expect, or if it's dangerous already? Even simple experiments would be nice to have a simple description of what to expect. This is not meant to be a comprehensive database. Just a catalogue of things I have tried, an occasional picture, and descriptions of the outcome. In short, a journal of my attempts at chemistry, hopefully one you can learn from. If you have any questions about any of these experiments contact me at Rob.Vincent@gmail.com thanks a lot for looking and have a great day.
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Experiments from 2003 (Actually only 1 experiment here, preparation of potassium metal from potassium hydroxide and magnesium turnings.) |
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Experiments from 2004 Highlights include two attempts at anhydrous hydrazine from urea and nickel powder, and my large scale bromine manufacture, and don't forget my massive Castner cell this year. |
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Experiments from 2005 Magnesium boride and my nickel/aluminum catalyst were pretty neat, more work with ethylene carbonate and more attempts (as usual) at the alkali metals. |
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Experiments from 2006 Just one to report on, decarboxylation of benzoic acid with DMSO. |
