Natural Product Isolation (1) – Extraction
A Few Examples Of Isolating Molecules From Natural Sources “Let’s plant catnip”, they said. “It will keep away mosquitoes”, they said. [from r/pics . h/t @curiouswavefn]
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Deciding SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (3) – The Solvent
The Quick N’ Dirty Guide To SN1/SN2/E1/E2 Reactions, Part 3 Let’s continue with our Quick N Dirty guide to SN1/SN2/E1/E2 – a quick walkthrough of
Read moreThe Four Intermolecular Forces and How They Affect Boiling Points
Properties like melting and boiling points are a measure of how strong the attractive forces are between individual atoms or molecules. (We call these intermolecular
Read morePolar Protic? Polar Aprotic? Nonpolar? All About Solvents
A lot of students I talk to have questions about solvents, so I’ve decided to put together a reference post on them. Solvents can cause
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