Tag: Inorganic
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Synthesis of CuO-Ag₂O Mixed Oxide Catalyst for Aldehyde Oxidation
In my quest for modifications of the seemingly new azo dye I have made before, I want to use vanillyl alcohol and vanillic acid as coupling partners for diazotized 5-amino-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid. While the synthesis of vanillyl alcohol from vanillin is straight forward, making vanillic acid is a bit more tricky. Two methods have been published…
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Synthesis of Aluminium Isopropoxide
Here I made some aluminium isopropoxide, which is a useful catalyst for both reductions of ketones and aldehydes to alcohols and vice versa. The selectivity for ketones and aldehydes in reductions, as well as the lacking overoxidation make this a great substance to have around in both hobby and professional labs. This procedure is mostly…