We're all just structural isomers.

Exhaustive extraction in the lab. Water and sodium hydrogen...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:09:11 -0400

Exhaustive extraction in the lab. Water and sodium hydrogen carbonate into DCM (dichloromethane).
Almost looks like a tequila sunrise.

Oily solid from a suzuki-coupling reaction. Spun fast on a...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:06:47 -0400

Oily solid from a suzuki-coupling reaction. Spun fast on a rotatory evapourator. The thick oil turns almost solid under vacuum.

Too many lab coats.

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:57:04 -0500

Too many lab coats.

Crystalline solid after removing the solvent on a rotary...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:33:42 -0500

Crystalline solid after removing the solvent on a rotary evapourator.

While the Graphic Designers are away, the Mad Scientist shall...

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:07:29 -0400

While the Graphic Designers are away, the Mad Scientist shall play.

Living with designers makes my life interesting. But sometimes I get time alone in the studio on a rainy sunday to plaster the room and boards with science.
The board shows calculations and formulas for calculating the moment of inertia.

*Having a board to write on also makes me feel a little like Sheldon Cooper.

alteredit: Our new resident DJ in the studio. Studio hours //

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:41:52 -0400

alteredit:

Our new resident DJ in the studio.

Studio hours //

Amide crystals. Aminobenzene with acetic anhydride to form the...

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:18:00 -0400

Amide crystals. Aminobenzene with acetic anhydride to form the amide. Left overnight after heating to crystallise.

My most recent reaction. Adding a cyano group to an activated...

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:08:17 -0400

My most recent reaction. Adding a cyano group to an activated pyridine ring.

A chemist’s best friend.

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:56:25 -0400

A chemist’s best friend.

When I heard a song called Chemistry, I just had to listen. Most...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:57:55 -0400

When I heard a song called Chemistry, I just had to listen. Most definately not what I expected. But now I have seen the band twice and soon for a third time in Manchester in October.

Just using bromine (not bromine water though) myself in the...

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:14:00 -0400

Just using bromine (not bromine water though) myself in the lab. Brominations are a risky business.

Teeny tiny glassware, and my chem mascot. I know, I know. He...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:53:33 -0400

Teeny tiny glassware, and my chem mascot. I know, I know. He isn’t wearing a lab-coat……yet….

This is an example of Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). As an...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:01:52 -0400

This is an example of Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC). As an analytical chromatography technique, this has a mobile and stationary phase. In this case the stationary phase or plates are silica (SiO2) on aluminum foil and the mobile phase (solvent) varies, dependant on the mixture being separated. This is due to experimentation as the compound will be put through a column (same mobile and stationary phase used for TLC) to purify and separate the different “spots” indefinitely. This requires the correct solvent to separate them efficiently.
The mobile phase is drawn up the plate via capillary action. Generally heavier molecules move slower, and shorter distances, but this can completely change when taking into account the polarity of the molecule in comparison to the solvent used.

The plates show different stages of the reaction while using different solvents to separate them. Obviously the aim is to use up all the starting material.
M - mixture
R - reaction
SM - Starting material

amesadoodle: Your daily dose of cool science - the ingredients...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:26:05 -0400

amesadoodle:

Your daily dose of cool science - the ingredients in fireworks that make them certain colors.

BOOM

This is a crystal structure for those who can’t...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:41:00 -0400

This is a crystal structure for those who can’t identify.
The orange central atoms are copper metal ions, surrounded by complex organic ligands made up of pyridine and thiodiazole units together as a strand. The nitrogen and sulphur can bond ligand to metal by donating or accepting electrons. The organic units and the central metal ions form a double helicate crystal.
Other ions are solution it is dissolved in and ions from the original metal complex. In this case perchlorate ions (ClO4-).
The picture is plotted, originally from an X-rayed image of the crystal structure.
This is one of the structures I made as a placement student assisting Professor Craig Rice.

Organic solvents in the lab. I work with these everyday in my...

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 06:44:26 -0400

Organic solvents in the lab. I work with these everyday in my new job. Fantastic.

Solid metal complexes dissolved in water to form hexaaqua metal...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:20:00 -0400

Solid metal complexes dissolved in water to form hexaaqua metal solutions. Analysed via UV-vis.
(Octahedral structures.)
P.S. I start a year placement in an Inorganic Lab at the end of July so there will be many more where this came from.

xenogifh: I <3 chemistry! via @davejac

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:17:29 -0400

xenogifh:

I <3 chemistry!

via @davejac

Breaking BadWhy smoke, when you could cook meth.

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:24:12 -0400

Breaking Bad

Why smoke, when you could cook meth.

Photo

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:39:00 -0400