June 18, 2011- I first present the main industrial routes to synthesizing indigo and then propose a route of synthesizing it from ground cinnamon that can be performed by the home chemist.
May 14, 2011- Some notes about the uses of bismuth in amateur chemistry I compiled after suffering from the flu.
April 22, 2011- A rapid method to determine the solubilities of an array of compounds in the professional laboratory.
August 8, 2010- A cautionary tale illustrating the potential dangers of synthetic organic chemistry!
January 1, 2010- Everything I know about sodium permanganate and why it is so difficult to synthesize.
December 30, 2009- A guide to surviving introductory organic chemistry laboratory courses that I compiled from my teaching experiences.
December 27, 2009- I describe an admittedly expensive and inefficent method for the home chemist to procure benzene.
December 26, 2009- A pledge to keep this website going.