Very nice reaction, and bonus points for doing the MP determination and running a TLC. It's really great to see new chemistry channels popup that are well produced and demonstrate good laboratory technique.
Did this synth a few years back during an internship. I remember this compound smelling really bad. The PhD student said it smelled like horse piss to him
Do you think the iodine added in making the Grignard reagent could be what's causing the yellow? This is actually the first I've heard of using it, we scratched around the magnesium with a glass stir rod and held the round bottom in our hand for the heat to get it going, but that was just microscale.
I was thinking the same thing. The color was likely due to the presence of the iodine in the flask. Or if his ether was not freshly distilled, could be the presence of the peroxides and the iodine, but I think that’s less likely here.
@@brianmartinez4679 interesting, just thinking about it I guess the peroxides action on iodine makes sense, but that's just thinking about it I haven't actually looked into it at all.
@@brianmartinez4679 Why would the peroxides cause a yellowing with the Iodine ? I think you got this a little mixed up - the common test for presence of peroxides is with solvated Iodide, because the (colourless) Iodide gets oxidized to elemental (and coloured) Iodine, causing the solution to turn yellow. so there's no reason why peroxides would be the cause of the yellowing here, since there was elemental Iodine present to begin with. Im pretty sure the yellowing comes just from the Iodine residue. Especially since yellowing of this intensity in such a quantity of liquid would be *very* bad news if it was caused by organic peroxides.
Sure you can use an erlenmeyer flask for reflux. I also prefer them over round bottom flasks. However when doing things in a vacuum, for example vacuum destillations, I only use round bottom flasks, as they can stand much more vacuum and you don't want your Apparatus imploding ;)
Maybe next time you make some gringard you should fill your aparatus with nitrogen and purge all the air inside, exposure of gringnard agents with air decomposes them, because it reacts with CO2, yellow coloration may occur.
@@zacharyleduc7255trust me you don't want to work with dimethylmercury. Just look up the story of Karen Wetterhahn. Once you came in contact with it, you cannot do anything but wait for a horrible and painful death. No treatment
Explosions and Fire has warned me of the many dangers of yellow chemistry!
I miss him so much😭
@@jamesashons9227wish we all had more time to play 👍 agreed he was the first hook into chemistry for me as a middle age fella. So many good times 👍
Superior experiment, superior video, superior music.
Very nice reaction, and bonus points for doing the MP determination and running a TLC. It's really great to see new chemistry channels popup that are well produced and demonstrate good laboratory technique.
Good technique. Lovely result. Your desire for this to work well is evident in the product you obtained.
Banging tunes, as always! Good work!
Look at those beautiful crystals! Robert Woodward would be proud of you.
Excellent video! Really cool chemistry as well, keep up the great work!
Nice! I thought this stuff might be air sensitive and that it’s harder to make
Outstanding video, loved it
Very interesting synthesis dude ! Thank you for the video
Wow, these crystals are fantastic.
Wonderful.....the crystals looks awesome
Lovely music. And an interesting preparation.
Wonderful video!
great video!
I usually flame dry and put under argon all my glassware when i do this reaction and i obtain white crystal
The yellow color is not yellow color, it's ✨off white✨ haha :D
love those crystals ^^
Please make a video on how to make triphenyl bismuth diacetate
You're like Nile red but with better yield
why u are using a filter when you add the bismuth trichloride in the dropwise funnel ?
Great video keep going
where did you get the bismuth(III) chloride
What are the two reagents you added at 1. 05 ?
19:35 why you not developed stains in iodine chamber?... it's quite convinient and works in most cases.
would this reaction also work with phenylethynyl magnesium bromide?
Did this synth a few years back during an internship. I remember this compound smelling really bad. The PhD student said it smelled like horse piss to him
Hi, what happened to your dimethylglyoxime video?
Ever used phenyllithium?
Do you think the iodine added in making the Grignard reagent could be what's causing the yellow? This is actually the first I've heard of using it, we scratched around the magnesium with a glass stir rod and held the round bottom in our hand for the heat to get it going, but that was just microscale.
I was thinking the same thing. The color was likely due to the presence of the iodine in the flask. Or if his ether was not freshly distilled, could be the presence of the peroxides and the iodine, but I think that’s less likely here.
@@brianmartinez4679 interesting, just thinking about it I guess the peroxides action on iodine makes sense, but that's just thinking about it I haven't actually looked into it at all.
@@brianmartinez4679 Why would the peroxides cause a yellowing with the Iodine ? I think you got this a little mixed up - the common test for presence of peroxides is with solvated Iodide, because the (colourless) Iodide gets oxidized to elemental (and coloured) Iodine, causing the solution to turn yellow. so there's no reason why peroxides would be the cause of the yellowing here, since there was elemental Iodine present to begin with.
Im pretty sure the yellowing comes just from the Iodine residue. Especially since yellowing of this intensity in such a quantity of liquid would be *very* bad news if it was caused by organic peroxides.
@@covodex516because it reacted with the magnesium to form MgI2 but was reoxidized to I2 by the peroxides
These are the things that make me really harny!
holy shit that crystals
aw man those crystals are sexy
soo much mag sulfate, chill. it doesnt instantly absorb water, give it a minute and check if it's still clumping
Amazing video on exotic compound!
By the way, is it ok to use erlenmeyer flask for reflux?
Sure you can use an erlenmeyer flask for reflux. I also prefer them over round bottom flasks. However when doing things in a vacuum, for example vacuum destillations, I only use round bottom flasks, as they can stand much more vacuum and you don't want your Apparatus imploding ;)
@@zodiakofficial4093 Thanks for useful information)
If you want to see how robust erlenmeyers are to heat just take a look at NurdRage’s sodium work. It changed my perspective for sure.
@@zodiakofficial4093 yeah this. Makes sense that for vacuum, the rounder the better...
Could this be nitrated?
Nah because you need a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acid, which will decompose the triphenylbismuth
How can I do this sort of thing without getting thrown in prison? If I ordered half this stuff I’d risk my door being kicked in.
100%
Look up your laws
Maybe next time you make some gringard you should fill your aparatus with nitrogen and purge all the air inside, exposure of gringnard agents with air decomposes them, because it reacts with CO2, yellow coloration may occur.
Why?
Please make a video on how to synthesis dimethylmercury 99% .we need in research work
Yes please!!
@@zacharyleduc7255trust me you don't want to work with dimethylmercury. Just look up the story of Karen Wetterhahn. Once you came in contact with it, you cannot do anything but wait for a horrible and painful death. No treatment
Hg2Cl2 or HgCl2 and methyl lithium
You made a forest of yellow
16:55 orgasm level moment
Dub!
Music on this channel is not yours + it sucks
oh get the hell outtah heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere!!