Tag: Building block
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Synthesis of 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-methoxyphenol (Vanillyl Alcohol)
In my previous experiment, I synthesized an azo dye. While that worked well and the dye gave some pretty colors depending on the pH, it does not seem to be stable under moderately acidic conditions. I suspect that the aldehyde group of the vanillin substructure is the culprit, and while there are several ways to…
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Synthesis of Methyl Iodide
Methyl iodide is probably the most common methylating agent used in chemistry to this day. Unfortunately it is so good at it’s job that it also likes methylating your DNA, which has been found to be unhealthy in the long run. It is not advisable to keep larger quantities in stock, since it is unstable…