My polymer is glassy solid yet stuck to whatmann fiter paper. how can I obtain my polymer?

I precipitated the polymer in methanol and then tried to filter the polymer. However, my polymer stuck to whatman filter paper. how can I obtain the polymer now?

08 September 2018 373 2 View

I was not able to isolate the product from the DMSO . Please help me how to do it?

I want to synthesize the exo norbornene alcohol as was described in the reference.Macromolecules 2005, 38, 9455-9465. the problem is that I was not able to remove the DMSO solvent. Please help me...

06 July 2018 3,925 3 View

Can I dry macromonomers with Norbornene end cap at 120 degrees centigrade for 4 hours?

I synthesized polymers of PEO with different molecular weights with Norbornene end cap. I want to dry the sample in order to perform for the Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Can I dry my...

05 June 2018 2,273 4 View

Is silica gel soluble/partially soluble in acetone?

we need to purify the pyrrolidone derivatives. When we checked the TLC, the compound Has Rf of 0.6 in acetone. But other solvents showed no movement of the spot from the base line. However, when I...

05 June 2018 2,345 3 View

Can we really trust the procedures published in the scientific journals?

I found that many procedures reported in the journals are not reproducable even when same conditions are maintained? why is it so?

10 November 2017 1,852 2 View

How to prepare 1, 1-Dipheynylmethyl Potassium ?

I want to prepare DPMK initiator for my polymerizations. Please give me a pdf file of the journal necessary.

08 September 2017 384 4 View

Is the refractive index of both monomer and polymer same?

07 August 2017 4,315 4 View

How to remove moisture from the polyethers?

I synthesized polyethylene glycol. I need to remove moisture from the polymer. T tried freeze drying but it didn't work please suggest me some other method which removes moisture. Thanking You in...

07 August 2017 2,411 9 View

Please let me know about the good practical books for learning glass blowing techniques.?

glass blowing for Schlenk techniques

03 April 2016 943 2 View

What is the weight of the polymer 'polyisoprene' with a molecular weight of 10000?

please help me in calculating the weight of the polyisoprene whose molecular weight is 10000.

02 March 2016 974 0 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

What solvent can I used for Paal Knorr reaction between 6-amino hexanoic acid and 2.5 hexanedione?

I am try to make the Paal Knorr reaction between 2.5 hexnedione and 6-amino hexanoic acid, my problem is type of solvent to use, because 6-hexaminohexanoic acid is soluble in water but I am not...

02 March 2021 4,443 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

How to remove DCU and HOBT from my reaction?

I am doing a acid and a chiral amino alcohol reaction using DCC and HOBT in DCM or THF? Can anyone suggest me how to remove DCU and HOBT from a reaction mixture??

28 February 2021 2,153 1 View

What is the most common number of epitopes in an multi-epitope Vaccine?

hi everyone, I'm interested in the field of vaccine design specifically multi-epitope cancer vaccines , I want to know if there is a minimum and maximum number of epitopes we could use in a...

27 February 2021 3,882 3 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

Why is NH4OH added in heavy metals limit test?

The limit test I'm referring to is USP method II. In this procedure you need to dropwise add 6N of NH4OH to the sample until it the pH is alkali. After that you need to dilute and add HOAc until...

23 February 2021 2,049 3 View

Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View

Is this the write procedure for acid digestion of soil for heavy metal analysis using AAS?

How to do acid digestion of soil sample with 3:1 aquaregia in an open vessel?

23 February 2021 3,053 7 View

What is the biochemistry of acidic solvents for phenolics extraction in strawberry?

I am using the Folin-Ciocalteu method for analysis of total phenolic content in ripe strawberries. I've read several protocol that suggest a methanol/H2O/formic acid (80:19:1) extraction solution....

22 February 2021 6,560 3 View