Interesting/Epic Chemical Reactions?

[Boris5000]

As I'm studying chemistry in the university I've come across many cool experiments.

 

One really fun compound is dimanganeseheptoxide (Mn2O7). It easy relatively easy to make: just pour some concentrated sulfuric acid on potassium permanganate. In contact with organic compounds it ignites them and might explode at the same time.

 

 

 

I also know how to make more than 10 different high explosives, but for obvious reasons, this isn't the place to tell you how.

 

 

 

Has anyone tried producing sodium via electrolysis of molten NaCl and CaCl2 mixture. From the web I found that it requires like 20kA current and that seemed a little repulsive for me, but perhaps some of you has some experience with it at much lower currents and has produced pure sodium with a success.

 

That sounds fun, I might get round to trying that one if I manage to get into University. I did a bit of research, and I think you're referring to this. It doesn't seem to be too difficult, actually.

 

 

 

You'd also end up with a fair amount of Chlorine gas, which you could then use in further reactions.

 

 

 

This is one of the reasons why I want to study Chemistry at Uni.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is probably the most fun I've had in chemistry, and it was in year 7... Although I didn't created anything as epic as that...

 

 

 

I could now though...

 

Also what is fun, Finding out Chemical Compounds without knowing what they are... It's easy, you just find out the Cation, then the Anion and Voila! Also Ionic equations are involved but... That's English Chemistry for you.

 

 

 

That one is actually really easy. You just need equal volumes of a weak acid, a weak alkali and a little bit of Universal Indicator. Mix a small amount of UI in both. Put the alkali in the bottom of the cylinder, and really slowly and carefully use a pipette to add the acid to the surface of the alkali, keeping the cylinder perfectly still, until it's all in. If you've done it right, you'll get diffusion, and over time you'll end up with that.

 

 

 

I know it's incredibly simple but it still looks pretty awesome.

[dongleberry]

Quick someone post a detailed mechanism on how to add a methyl group to benzene and then tri-nitate the toluene group. Not enough 13 year olds in here trying to blow [cabbage] up as it is.

[killerbeer0]

Hmmm. So I guess this thread will serve two more purposes.

 

 

 

1. More discussion on Francium and the Alkoli metals.

 

 

 

2. POAST MOAR NOOKZ!

 

 

 

Okay on #2 there!