Yesterday's lithium ferrioxalate chloride nonahydrate after some dehydration in open air4yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/chemistry
Swiss kryptonite, otherwise known as lithium ferrioxalate chloride nonahydrate4yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/chemistry
Just prepared sodium metal for the very first time using the alcohol catalyzed magnesium reduction process. Total reaction time 72 hours. I have tremendous respect to NurdRage for perfecting and sharing this synthesis with the world. The man is an international treasure.4yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/chemistry
This is the lithium ferrioxalate chloride after drying in a dark cupboard overnight4yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/crystalgrowing
Happy holidays! This is a snowman made out of potassium bromide and bits of electrical wire.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/ExplosionsAndFire
So I made a ketene lamp and just had to share somewhere! Ketene, or more specifically ethenone, is used to produce acetic anhydride by passing it through glacial acetic acid.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/ExplosionsAndFire
Here's something you don't see every day - tiny crystals of potassium periodate. They're very slow to grow due to their extremely low solubility (~0.5g/100mL). What's neat is that KIO4 is just slightly denser than diamonds (3.62 vs. 3.51) so handling these feels awesome.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/crystalgrowing
Finally managed proper crystals of piperine. All it took was absolute ethanol.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/crystalgrowing
Big 'ole nasty crystals of lead acetate from lead air gun pellets. These took a few months to grow. Do not attempt.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/crystalgrowing
Well, at least the weather turned out great!, I said, having added the phosphorus and half a funnel to a stirred mixture of iodine and methyl alcohol.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/ExplosionsAndFire
Crystals of piperine gaining bulk on the left, piperonal derived from said piperine and crystallized as a thin film on the right. Piperine smells amazing but the piperonal is out of this world.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/crystalgrowing
Crystals of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a solvent with excellent solvation power, low inherent toxicity, high melting point (19°C) and a tendency to pass right through the skin and into the bloodstream with the solute.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/crystalgrowing
Piperine and piperonal I managed to derive from white pepper. Piperonal has a truly exquisite aroma reminiscent of caramelized pastry with cherries and vanilla.3yr ⋅ XiLOD ⋅ r/chemistry
