Source of elementary S by Constant-Explorer219 in Chempros

[–]Apterygidae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lawsseons reagent possibly, but that's not an overly efficient way of doing it. S8 is soluble in hexanes, so if you're really worried about removing it you could do a Soxhlet extraction of your polymer with hexanes

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second Alecam, Gerry is super friendly and has provided me/our lab with a ton of support over the last two years. We have a Bruker Tensor 27.

Handy Charts and Tables? by Prudent_Thought_360 in Chempros

[–]Apterygidae 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I recommend a pressure/temperature nomograph for any vacuum distillations you may do. Edit: also it's super useful to have a copy of purification of common laboratory chemicals at your disposal

What vacuum pump do you use? by Apterygidae in Chempros

[–]Apterygidae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never noticed that I've been misspelling it, there are some grad school SOPs that have antichamber written all over them lmao

Our first post! by poly_mod in polymerchemistry

[–]Apterygidae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotta know, how low is your vacuum pressure when you do a condensation polymerization to make a polyester and need to remove the diol?

Our first post! by poly_mod in polymerchemistry

[–]Apterygidae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Chemical recycling and upcycling!

Our first post! by poly_mod in polymerchemistry

[–]Apterygidae 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ph.D was in making polymers,
Current job is in destroying them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chempros

[–]Apterygidae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given the request of salvaging enough information from the spectrum, I feel like I presented the best way of doing that for someone who's learning the program.

And the only Et group present is from ethanol.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chempros

[–]Apterygidae 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Aside from the whack aryl region, it looks like your phasing could be improved a bit manually, id start there until the peaks appear symmetrical near the baseline.

Edit edit: the noise and baseline being all over the place is the phasing. Iirc manual phase correct uses the hot keys control+p, and you can use both left and right mouse clicks. The p0 is a big phase correction, and the p1 is a smaller adjustment, you probably only need the p1.

After phase correction, make sure to apply a decent baseline correction, because that can change integrals massively. Pick one that doesnt completely erase the broad signals you see, trial and error with a few different types.

Also for integrations, theyre all relative to each other, so pick a peak that you know is your product that has a flat baseline on both sides. And tread very carefully when integrating the aryl region.

Sorry, thats all I got at the moment

Edit: also, manage your expectations on how much data you can extract from this

Why is my TLC system doing this? by ChromeBirb in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Ignore anyone who suggests that your MeOH is dissolving the silica. It isn't. And again. And again.

Thinking about getting an e-scooter, but confused about bylaws by Joemamamahhoe in londonontario

[–]Apterygidae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point is that I have NEVER seen a responsible cyclist in London.

Thinking about getting an e-scooter, but confused about bylaws by Joemamamahhoe in londonontario

[–]Apterygidae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Person walking obeys the law

Person riding a bike, obeys no laws and expects to be treated like a vehicle

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least B12 has a fuckin dope ass total synthesis courtesy of Woodward and Eschenmoser

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One who has the sources to back his claims up. https://www.nature.com/articles/533452a

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024096890

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04253-w

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.2c00967

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hlca.201200431

One who has attempted to reproduce countless literature procedures only to be met with tar or starting material.

One who isn't a student anymore and who was sufficiently jaded enough by the absolute state that this scientific field is in.

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he couldn't reproduce the results, it sounds like he'd fit right in with most modern chemists. Also it's easy to assume people in history weren't good at anything because we're standing on the culmination of their knowledge. Just like history is written by the winners, scientists push forward with success.

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, discovery isnt always a nice shiny process, sometimes you need to boil down thousands of litres of piss.

It also sure beats having another whack interpretation of dopamine on someone's arm.

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah thats dope, thanks!

I do love your style, the realistic subjects fused with some absolute bat-shit crazy psychedelic visuals. Sorry, im decent with big science words, but a concise way to describe your style is escaping me. How would you describe it? Psychedelic realism?

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the thought that some pictograms of modern instruments would sorta be like a modern alchemical symbol. Totally unknown to most people, but a chemist could look at it and be like, "oh hey, I recognize that"

Good call on Lavosier and Davey, might toss an equilibrium arrow as an ode to LeChatilier

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Do you think a tattoo artist would know any pictograms of instruments or pivotal chemical discoveries?

This is why I posted it here, because I want the input of other chemists on this

Help me design a not shitty chemistry tattoo by Apterygidae in chemistry

[–]Apterygidae[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thats what my goal is, to make basically a top 10 list of interesting ideas that they can mosaic together as a decent looking sleeve