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[Extractions&Ire] We’re making Ketal - Big Cubane 2025

1y 4mon ago by sh.itjust.works/u/threelonmusketeers in chemistry@mander.xyz from www.youtube.com

Dr Thomas de Prinse undertakes the first two steps of his large-scale cubane synthesis in his shed.

Notable bits:

  • "That is the biggest 1L flask I've ever seen... that's terrible. Anyway..."
  • The ongoing bird saga.
  • Algae in the condenser.
  • Tar!