Questions tagged [reagents]
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My problem with Tollen's reagent [duplicate]
The formula of Tollen's reagent is $\ce{[Ag(NH3)2]+}$. What is the bond existing between the silver(I) atom and the ammonia groups? Because ammonia is stable, it doesn't need to gain or donate any ...
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Detecting alkaloids - Dragendorff's reagent
I am writing a book and as part of the plot one of the characters has a plant that contains alkaloids in tincture form. They want to do a test to detect for the alkaloids so they use the Dragendorff's ...
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Wetting agent for H2O2 solution
I need to increase the wetting of an $\ce{H2O2}$ solution on ceramic surfaces. Does anyone know of a common chemical I can use for this?
The properties it would ideally have are:
Increases wetting ...
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Salt used in Perkin Reaction
The Perkin reaction gives an α,β-unsaturated aromatic acid by the aldol condensation of an aromatic aldehyde and an acid anhydride, in the presence of an alkali salt of the acid. Here is an a diagram ...
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Why does 3-hydroxy-butan-2-one give positive Tollens' test?
Why does 3-hydroxy-butan-2-one give a positive Tollens' test despite the absence of an aldehyde group? What is the mechanism?
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Question of how to Safely Neutralize Nitric Acid & Storage [duplicate]
My question is finding a safe method for neutralizing 70% ACS Reagent Nitric Acid that was used in small amounts of 1-5 ml, for an electronics process in which there will be small traces of silicone, ...
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Safest and easiest method to neutralize nitric acid
I would like to know the safest method for neutralizing 70% ACS Reagent Nitric Acid that is used in small amounts of 1-5 ml, for an electronics process in which there will be small traces of silicone ...
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Is hydronium an electrophile, nucleophile, both or neither?
Is hydronium an electrophile or a nucleophile? I expected $\ce{H3O+}$ to be a nucleophile due to the presence of electrons in the $\ce{2p}$ orbitals of $\ce{O}$. But the answer key of the test states ...
