Molecules: You'd better learn to live with them.
May 9, 2008
Previously I've mentioned triethylammonium acetate, and ammonium carbonate. These are salts formed by mixtures of volatile stuff - triethylamine, acetic acid, ammonia, and carbon dioxide. Awhile ago I made one I hadn't ever made before....
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May 7, 2008
Category: Food
Triacetin is the glycerol triester of acetic acid:...
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May 5, 2008
Category: Synthesis
Automated solid-phase synthesis of biomolecules defines 20th century biology. I previously covered a protecting group that is ubiquitous in DNA synthesis, but the Nobel was actually awarded for peptide chemistry....
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May 1, 2008
Category: Synthesis
Chlorinated solvents are great solvents. The polarizability of chlorine, moderate electronegativity, moderate volatility, lack of acidic protons or reactivity - it all adds up to a great reaction medium. However, they usually are toxic....
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