We have been working very hard to identify this compound that is a side product in our pyridine reaction. It is resisting all attempts for us to learn its true…

Not matter what, a new batch of crystals is always exciting. It never gets old. Most times, once you have a good crystal, the X-ray crystallography will tell you the…

So this NMR spectrum has me a bit puzzled. Broad resonance usually indicates a fluxional process. So, have to heat the NMR sample a bit. 75 deg. C (167 F)…

Time to try some new alternatives to putting our diCp ligand onto the Ru metal centers. Found this paper by Wilkinson in Polyhedron, 1990, pg 2071 And the original prep…

Always great to see old students. Regina worked in my lab in 2010 putting t-butyl groups on our diCp ligand. It was a lot of work and there were a…

Back in the corannulene days we were making stuff on the 100 gram scale. Drying that much solid on the vacuum line would be a problem since the powder would…

I am always tickled by this low tech approach to one of our compounds. The reaction is shown below The naphthalene complex absorbs in the visible region to "unhinge" the…

I am not the most organized person, but I am taking credit for this one. The Velcro sharpie. As they say, everything needs a home. And this is the best…

Finally got to move back into the "new" old lab. Had to take the front window off the MBraun box for it to fit through the doorway. Which became a…

Do the liquid nitrogen dewar manufacturers ever use their products? These things are a bit unwieldy to manage when trying to lift them, full of liquid nitrogen. You usually want…