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Molecules: You'd better learn to live with them.
August 31, 2006
Teflon, while it seems like a material in a weird class of its own, is actually just the fluorinated analogue of polyethylene - milk jugs and Saran wrap....
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August 30, 2006
Category: Inorganic
Ferrocene is another one of those weird molecules we just stumbled on. Upon reacting the anion of cyclopentadiene with an iron (II) salt, an "unusually stable" compound resulted. In inorganic chemistry, that often means stuff like stable to water or...
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August 29, 2006
Category: Not Really a Molecule
I may get one up later, but there's a good chance you'll just have to wait til tomorrow for the next installment of MOTD-y goodness....
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August 28, 2006
Category: Perfumey
These are rare enough that I'm surprised every time I see one. It's a very simple molecule, that apparently makes its way into certain fruit flavorings: ethyl thiolactate....
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August 25, 2006
Category: Dyes
Eriochrome Black T is one of those chemicals I mostly remember for its name. It's the kind of CSI-ey name that just rolls off the tongue. It has the unusual property of "complexometric" indication....
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August 24, 2006
Category: Not Really a Molecule
You thought I'd make it a whole week without skipping a day, I bet. You were incorrect....
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August 23, 2006
Category: Not Really a Molecule
I love this one. It's not exactly a molecule. If you've heard of it, you're nodding and smirking, if you haven't, you'll be surprised. Back in the 1960's, people set out trying to make new meat substitutes. Apparently, it was...
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August 22, 2006
Category: Polymers
It's hard to overemphasize the effect WW2 had on science. I'm not just talking about atomic bombs or the ensuing cold war. A huge part of WW2 was shortages of just about everything. Textiles were especially susceptible, because their civilian...
Posted by Molecule of the Day at 8:16 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 21, 2006
Category: Perfumey
Sorry for the short post today, grading and other during-the-academic-year commitments are about to take effect. If you have access, there is a wonderful article in Chemical Reviews ASAP this week: "The Nose as a Stereochemist. Enantiomers and Odor," by...
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August 20, 2006
Category: Not Really a Molecule
Phenomenally late to the game, I've added a Donors Choose link to the blog. The idea here is that you pick a small microgrant to fund/help fund for a public K-12 classroom somewhere in the States. Requested funding ranges from...
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