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How do I remove tetrabutylammonium perchlorate from an organic synthesis?
I am trying to remove tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP) from an organic synthesis where TBAP was used as an electrolyte. I am working with compounds containing the amide group. I have used flash ...
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Matching the NMR to a compound
I was given a molecule that I had to identify the NMR of. The molecule is 2-methylpent-1-ene (shown below):
The correct NMR spectra for this molecule is:
My question is, why is this the right ...
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How does PEDOT:PSS work (mechanism) in Organic Electrochemical Transistors?
I have a question about the fairly fundamental theory behind the application of PEDOT:PSS in an organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) device.
As at least I understand it, the ...
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Some materials emit more photoelectrons than others - why?
I've been experimenting with some materials by changing the wavelength of the incident light on the material and detecting photoelectrons, like in the diagram below:
I might get a response that looks ...
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Balancing simple Redox equation [closed]
How would you balance these two redox equations? Would you add a '2' in front of Pt2+ and a '2' in front of H+ ?
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Cyclic Voltammetry - HOMO and LUMO levels
I'm a physicist, so I apologize if these are obvious questions.
I've carried out CV measurements on a few different types of material (with a ferrocene reference). I am interested in determining the ...
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Water side-reactions in organic electrochemistry (redux) [closed]
(note: this is a reposting of part of my original post which I was told had too many questions in one post)
Please bear with me as I am a chemistry newbie, but I am autistic and have recently ...
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Chemisorption vs Physisorption?
What is the fundamental difference between chemical adsorption and physical adsorption.
Why do some compounds chemisorb and others physisorb?
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Electrochromic properties of ethyl viologen
I came across this article on electrochomic displays. It mentions Ethyl Viologen as an electochromic chemical. I would like to attempt an experiment to showcase it's electrochomic properties but don't ...
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An alternate purification process for sugar separation form bee honey?
Bee honey contains 75% sugars (Fructose, Glucose, Maltose, Sucrose and others), some water and low amount of different compounds (up to 5%) Wiki.
Basic purification is done by addition of phosphoric ...
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Supersaturated conversion of sodium acetate utilizing electricity
Is it possible to use electricity to take crystallized sodium acetate back to a supersaturated solution?
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Why don't B, C, Si, have ionic forms? [closed]
Also, why can some elements such as $\ce{Fe}$ have different ionic forms such as $\ce{Fe^{2+}}$ and $\ce{Fe^{3+}}$? What determines each form?
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Voltage vs current density - why are both parameters important to control an electrochemical reaction?
In many electrochemistry scholarly articles/studies they talk about certain specific reactions occurring at certain voltage potentials, while in other articles they talk about current density as the ...
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Thought Experiment: Applying a high frequency high voltage to methane
I am in the process of constructing a kitchen waste digester (vegetable/fruits) from which, hopefully, over time adequate methane may be collected to burn. The digester won't be complete for several ...
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