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Hi. I was to plan and conduct the reduction of 4-t-butylcyclohexanone into 4-t-butylcyclohexanol using NaBH4 as reducing agent, MeOH as solvent, and NH4Cl. My question is about the use of NH4Cl. How does it act as a quenching agent? I've figured out that it acts as a quenching agent by removing...

I tried this yesterday with: -Bleach solution -Cooking vinegar (containing a little alcohol) I did this all in a boiling tube, containing a myraid of stuff (hoping they'll rust). SO i used like a nail, stapler bullet e.t.c... By night, the reaction was crazily slow and so i carried it...

Hey. Isn't urine alkaline and NOT acidic ?! Urine contains urea, uric acid and creatinine, with water and mineral salts as its main constituents. I do remember peeing on universal pH-paper when i was 13 (HAHA)..it registered pH 9 = alkaline.

Hi, recently, I've gotten interested in culturing yeast for home-brewing. To keep the costs on the down low, I've made my culture solution (broth) from wholegrain cereal (containing essentil elements & malt extract). Problem is, this 'culture' contains SO2 as a preservative and obviously...

Recovering Sodium Acetate from solution Hi. I'm fortunate that my dad has links with labs and got me some industrial quality Sodium Acetate. However, I'm not too sure if its the anhydrous form or the tri-hydrate. Its very VERY very fine powders. Does anyone know? Anyways, i haven't tried the...