How to produce a carboxylic acid in the laboratory through saponification? We’ll explore this topic in this article, outlining some typical procedures using sodium, potassium, and lithium hydroxides. Additionally, we’ll also examine saponification using lipase.
Author: Ilaria Caivano
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TLC-Thin Layer Chromatography
Cos’è una TLC, come funziona, a cosa serve? Lo vediamo in questo articolo breve ma comprensivo delle informazioni necessarie.
How to make an ester in the laboratory through Fischer Esterification? We’ll see that in this article by detailing some typical procedures.
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Formation of Esters
How are esters formed? You can learn it in this article through simple words and mechanisms facilitated by the use of colors. We will explore Fischer esterification, ester formation through nucleophilic substitution, formation of esters from acyl chloride and alcohol.
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Clean your coins with chemistry
Chemicals and Equipment To clean your old coins, you will need the following chemicals and equipment: As seen in the table, you will need a lemon and/or vinegar, along with a bit of water. Regarding the equipment, you will need what you typically find at home: a glass, tarnished coins and a pair of tweezers.…
Is nomenclature in organic chemistry a problem for you? try our free quiz about the nomenclature of organic compounds to test your knowledge. We have prepared a quiz below with 13 questions of increasing difficulty. If you find some of these questions difficult, you can press the information icon, at the top left of the…
The organic chemistry nomenclature, ALL IN 1 ARTICLE + exercises and QUIZ to test your skills.
Impara i concetti base sulle soluzioni e sulle concentrazioni: percentuale in massa, molarità, normalità etc.
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Solutions and Concentrations
Learn the basics of solutions and concentrations: mass percent, molarity, normality, etc.
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Syngas
In this article, we talk about syngas: definition, production (e.g. steam reforming), transformation (e.g. Haber process).