Warning: This experiments requires the handling of dangerous and volatile chemicals. It must only be carried out in a fumehood or outdoors. All chemicals must be disposed of properly. Everything will be contaminated with mercury/mercury salts. NOTHING CAN GO DOWN THE DRAIN OR IN THE GARBAGE. Only carry out this experiment if you can dispose of the chemicals and combustion products properly. Every step of this synthesis deals with dangerous or toxic materials. Gloves, safety glasses and a lab c
In this video, I will be showing you how to dissolve cotton (cellulose) using Schweizer's Reagent. I will then reconstitute the dissolve cotton.
Fuming nitric acid is defined as having a concentration of HNO3 greater than 86%. This is much higher than the conventional 68% of common lab nitric acid. The reaction between the nitric acid and the nitrile and latex gloves is extremely exothermic and violent. It is often recommended to avoid using gloves altogether when working with fuming nitric acid unless resistant gloves are available (e.g. butyl rubber gloves). Regular concentrated nitric acid is still not good to use with latex gloves.
In this video, I will be synthesizing p-nitroaniline from acetanilide. This chemical is used mainly as a precursor for a dye, but it can also be used in an interesting reaction with sulfuric acid. Note: My dehydration reaction did not work nearly as nicely as other videos. I just found however, a link explaining how the reaction should be carried out. Here is the link: http://firstyear.chem.usyd.edu.au/demonstrations/files/10.12.pdf It suggests using much more sulfuric acid than I did and to s
Warning: this experiment is dangerous and possibly explosive. Proper care must be taken. Magnesium silicide reacts with HCl to produce silane gas. Silane gas is pyrophoric, which means that it spontaneously combusts in contact with air at temperatures below 54C. The silane gas erupts into flames when it contacts air and makes small popping noises.
Warning: This experiment deals with dangerous and toxic chemicals. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA (Copied from the other nitric acid video) Fuming nitric acid is defined as having a concentration of HNO3 greater than 86%. This is much higher than the conventional 68% of common lab nitric acid. The reaction between the nitric acid and the nitrile and latex gloves is extremely exothermic and violent. It is often recommended to avoid using gloves altogether when worki
This is a short exert of my synthesis video: How to make Magnesium Silicide and Explosive Silane Gas.
Capsaicinoids are interesting compounds with multiple, very different uses. In this video I use a Soxhlet extractor to extract the capsaicinoids from Ghost Chili peppers. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mug
Warning: Cadaverine is absolutely putrid and it taints everything that it comes into contact with. It also does not wash off too easily. This video was more of a proof of concept than an actual synthesis. The amount of lysine and sodium bicabonate used was relatively arbitrary. In this video I use two methods to produce cadaverine: 1. Basic heating: This is not very efficient and burns a lot of the cadaverine. 2. Destructive distillation: I use an improvised destructive distillation setup.
Acetylsalicylic is readily available in Aspirin tablets. Chemically, it is a useful molecule. It can be converted to salicylic acid and then phenol, which is an extremely useful precursor. Also, the salicylic acid itself can be used to make the minty smelling wintergreen. All in all, acetylsalicylic acid is a quite desirable chemical. However, before it can be used in any reaction, it must first be separated from the Aspirin pills, which contains binders and fillers. In this video, I will outl
In my previous video I described how to extract acetylsalicylic acid from Aspirin tablets. In this video, I will be hydrolyzing ester bond in the acetylsalicylic acid to form salicylic acid.
This is an interesting reaction where two clear solutions are mixed, then after a period of time a sudden and drastic color change occurs. I used the guide found at this link: http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/practical-chemistry/iodine-clock-reaction
When glycerol and dry potassium permanaganate are added together, an extremely exothermic reaction occurs. The potassium permanaganate is an extremely strong oxidizer and it completely oxidizes the glycerol to water and carbon dioxide.
Manganese heptoxide is an extremely powerful and dangerous oxidizer made from sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and potassium permanganate (KMnO4). It violently reacts with almost all organic material. Proper care must be taken at all times.
In this video, we will explore how sparklers are able to continue burning despite the complete lack of air. We will use vinegar and baking soda to create an atmosphere of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is commonly used as a fire extinguishing compound, which quickly extinguishes almost all burning material. So, how it is possible that a sparkler will continue to burn?
This is a demonstration video of the interesting Briggs-Rausher oscillating reaction. I will be posting a tutorial/explanation video within the next week or so! When two solution A and B are mixed, nothing happens. But when solution C is added, the solution starts to oscillate between clear, yellow and dark blue. This happens at least several times, but the duration of each cycle slowly decreases.
The combustion of sulfur is an interesting reaction. The melting temperature of sulfur is much lower than the ignition temperature. So first, the sulfur melts and then burns in it's liquid phase. What is interesting is that the characteristic yellow color of sulfur disappears. When the sulfur is melted, it liquefies to a blood red goop.
The synthesis of iron (II) sulfide involves reacting 1 equivalent of sulfur with 1 equivalent of iron. The reaction is initiated by a hot glass stirring rod into it. It is an extremely exothermic reaction. This is an interesting reaction to use as a demonstration, but the product is useful. The Iron (II) sulfide, or FeS, can be reacted with hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen sulfide gas. This is a very useful gas, but it is extremely toxic.
This is an interesting reaction with quite drastic color changes. It is also one of the few known oscillation reactions. I followed the prepartion guide from this website: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/demonstrations/a/aa050204a.htm The information about the reaction mechanism I got from this site: http://www1.chem.leeds.ac.uk/delights/texts/expt_11.html I did not mention it in the video, but the manganese sulfate is added to provide Mn2+ ions. These Mn2+ ions catalyze 2 steps of the radical
This is an interesting spin on the famous iodine clock reaction. Instead of a color change, there is a rapid formation of precipitate.
In this video I will be making Wintergreen, or methyl salicylate, using methanol and salicylic acid. The reaction carried out is known as a Fischer esterification reaction
Organic esters tend to be smelly molecules. Some of them are pleasant smelling, while others are quite pungent and unpleasant. In this video, we will be using acetic anhydride to acetylate 1-pentanol to make banana flavoring. The same reaction can be carried out on several other alcohols, however, to make other scents, such as mushroom, orange, or pear.
In this video, I will be making n-bromopropane by brominating 1-propanol. The n-bromopropane can then be used in a Grignard reaction to make butyric acid (smell of vomit). Here is the video of me using it in a Grignard reaction: http://youtu.be/_wmx65zQk58 This process can be used as a general procedure to produce bromoalkane. For example, it can be used to make n-bromobutane, which can then be used to make n-Butyl Lithium.
In this video we will be making butyric acid by oxidizing 1-butanol (n-butanol) using KMno4. Chemicals: - 6.2mL 1-butanol - 14g KMno4 - 1.5g sodium carbonate - 2M H2SO4 - Diethyl ether - 90mL 3% H2O2
In this video we will be making glacial acetic acid from anhydrous sodium acetate. Note: I am going on vacation from July 8 for at least 2 months. So there will be limited video production. I have at least 10 videos to edit and release, which will be done once I return! Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pi
If you plan on eating your final product, you should buy high concentration (95%+) ethanol from the liqueur store. Using acetone is likely okay, but you never really know what contaminants there are in it. The followup to this video will be showing how the extract can be used to make some extremely potent pepper spray. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.
In this video, I demonstrate how to make an oxygen generator using manganese dioxide (MnO2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
REUPLOADED DUE TO SOUND ISSUE. In this video we make and demonstrate the oxidizing power of piranha solution. Piranha solution is a 3:1 mixture of sulfuric acid to hydrogen peroxide. NOTE: I used nitrile gloves in this video. It is recommended that you do not use nitrile, but instead use latex or vinyl gloves. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nil
REUPLOADED DUE TO SOUND ISSUE. WARNING: Depending on where you live, making or distilling alcohol can be illegal without the proper permits or licenses. Note: For a sugar wash, you probably don't need to sterilize anything. Just wash it with soap and water. The presence of other microbes can alter the taste if you plan to drink it. This is a very basic way that you can make your own DRINKABLE ethanol at home. The main premise of this video is to show just how simple and easy it is to ferment
NOTE: REDUPLOADED DUE TO AN ERROR IN TERMINOLOGY. Warning: H2S is EXTREMELY toxic. Do NOT do this indoors and avoid using H2S if you can. In this video, I generate hydrogen sulfide using hydrochloric acid (HCl) and iron sulfide (FeS). I bubble the gas through a saturated solution of copper sulfate to limit the amount of H2S released into the environment and to demonstrate it's (old) use as an analytical chemistry technique.
In this video I carry out a desctructive distillation to produce putrescine. Putrescine is a useful molecule used in the production of Nylon. This is a more of a proof of concept than a useful method of putrescine production. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collec
Note: It is much cheaper to just buy CaOH2. This video is more for informational purposes if you don't want to buy it. It is extremely cheap stuff to buy. In this video we will make calcium hydroxide. I am producing this to use in a future video on how to make potassium chlorate from calcium hydroxide and chlorine gas. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube
In this video I make hydrobromic acid from sulfuric acid and sodium bromide. You can also use potassium bromide.
In this video I show you how to extract silver from a coin or other metallic material. The coin that I used is 50% copper and 50% silver. I loosely followed the procedure from here: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread810904/pg1 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.c
I decided to upload a much shorter version of this experiment. Considering it got so many views, I figured I would make a video that just included the actual demonstration portion. I also included some creepy music too. The music is Unseen Horrors, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Here is a link to the tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC3o2KgQstA&list=PLbaramj7Nly4WjI7iCvp8f61ZdqiFhF-P Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------
The bromopropane that I used was made in this video: http://youtu.be/9eaWqvZZcig In this video I will be demonstrating the Grignard reaction to produce butyric acid. The Grignard reaction is a very interesting reaction which can be used to form new carbon-carbon bonds. The final yield was 2.66g of butyric acid, or about 49%.
Warning: This is not a video on distillation, but I still I warn you not to distill flammable solvents in a poorly ventilated area! In this video I will be showing you how I went about building my own pot still. The purpose of this video is to give an idea of what goes into making one. Keep in mind that this is my own design and there are bound to be design flaws. There are definitely improvements that can be made. This is the pressure cooker that I bought: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B005
Warning: Ether is extremely flammable. This must only be carried out in an extremely well ventilated area. In this video we make diethyl ether from ethanol and sulfuric acid. I adapted by procedure from youtube user myst32YT. Here is a link to his ether synthesis video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytdO3YzXNkQ I also used this as a resource: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=9747 The final product likely still has a little bit of a water in it. I would suggest adding mo
In this video I show how I circulate water through my condensers using a fountain pump.
In this video phenol is synthesized from salicylic acid. I followed the procedure that I found here: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=27617 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https:/
REUPLOADED TO ADD METHANOL SEPARATION STEPS. In this video I separate DCM from paint/varnish remover using a fractional distillation. You can also separate it via simple distillation if you do not have a column. I obtained about 260mL of methylene chloride from a bottle of 500mL of gel paint remover. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join
In this video we make chloroform from bleach and acetone. The yield is a little lower than expected because I used an 11% excess of acetone, which is too much. This method was taken from Youtube user UC235. A link to his video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYbnNufX5-c Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (N
In this video I demonstrate sodium polyacrylate absorbing water. I also go into a little detail as to how it works. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- I
In this method, caffeine is extracted from tea. The type of tea that is used isn't very important (as long as it is caffeinated). The amount of caffeine recovered is small, but this is for fun and not for large yields. I adapted the procedure from here: http://employees.oneonta.edu/knauerbr/chem226/226expts/226_expt06_pro.pdf Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.yo
In this video, vanillin is isolated from artificial vanilla extract. The solvent used is dichloromethane, but it is likely better to use diethyl ether as it does not form an emulsion. I used dichloromethane because it is easier to obtain for most people. It is important to use artificial vanilla and not real vanilla extract. The real vanilla extract contains many more compounds. The amount of vanillin in commercially available extracts is widely variable and usually ranges between 1g-4g per 50
In this video, vanillin is separated from vanilla sugar using methanol. In my opinion this method is easier than the other one, because it doesn't need DCM. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile
This method was borrowed from both Youtuber users NurdRage and UC235. In this video we will be extracting DEHP from vinyl gloves, and then cleaving the ester bonds to form alcohols and phthalic acid. The phthalic acid is then converted to phthalic anhydride by dehydration and sublimation. This phthalic anhydride will be used in further synthesis to make phenolphthalein and phthalimide (precursor to anthranilic acid). Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ----------------
In this video, phenolphthalein is synthesized by the condensation of phenol and phthalic anhydride. The phenolphthalein is separated from starting materials by several washing steps. In theory you can also just extract the phenolphthalein from the reaction mixture using NaOH solution. This will pull out the phenolphthalein as well as the phenol. Then when the phenolphthalein is crashed out, the phenol should stay in solution. Then recrystallize. Much faster method. Nile talks about lab safety
In this video, phthalimide is synthesized from phthalic anhydride and urea. Phthalimide is a useful precursor to anthranilic acid and it can be used to convert alkyl halides into amines. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassw
In this video I will be extracting cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon bark by steam distillation. The yield was about 0.5g cinnamaldehyde from 25.5g of cinnamon bark. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://
Sorry for the slow videos, I am very busy lately. Summer is coming though, so I can make some bromine and other fun stuff! :) Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------
In this video, we will be synthesizing methyl anthranilate from anthranilic acid and methanol Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.
This is just a short video about some of the properties of sodium metal. The mechanism of the explosion can be found in the link below to a Nature article: http://www.nature.com/nchem/journal/v7/n3/full/nchem.2161.html Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections
This is just a quick video that I made when I needed to sodium carbonate. This can also be done in the oven. Next video is to be posted is synthesis of BROMINE! Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https:/
In this video, bromine is made from pool supplies and muriatic acid (HCl). The yield was around 75%. However, the amount of HCl used was much less than stoichiometric. I thought that this would reduce the possibility of HCl contamination in the final bromine product. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin
In this video, I am revisiting the method that I used to make glass ampoules. I made a couple modifications. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- Instagra
This video was requested by a commenter...I don't remember who, but this video is for you! I went with the method of producing biodiesel, but you could also go with simple saponification (different procedure though). The process is very slow and long. It is much easier to simply buy glycerol from the store. It would be much faster and much more pure than making it yourself. Glycerine can be made from triglycerides in vegetable oils. Most bio-fats are stored as triglycerides which are made of 3
In this video I will be synthesizing benzene from sodium benzoate and sodium hydroxide. This procedure was taken from the ScienceMadness forum: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=325 The ratios of reactants used and the method of using the can was suggested by Organikum. I forgot to mention in the video, but if you use glass, it does not conduct well and depending on how much you use, the glass can crack when cooling. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6
In this video, I clean 100+ grams of very dirty sodium. I do this by melting the sodium metal in mineral oil. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- Instagr
This is just a quick video on how to make a base/acid bath for glassware cleaning. For the base bath, you can also use methanol if you don't have isopropanol. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://n
In this video, I will demonstrate one method how to extract bismuth metal from Pepto-Bismol. This is not my procedure. It is a scaled up version of the procedure posted by TheChemLife: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp1fYtYEfoQ Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/co
The strength of the indicator solution can be adjusted depending on your strength needs. I made a 0.05%wt solution because that is all I had. In general, a lot of indicator solutions are actually 0.5%wt (0.5g used). This is just a quick video on how to make a phenolphthalein indicator solution. A few drops of this solution can be used as an indicator in acid base titrations or other pH dependent applications. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------
In this video, I'll be reacting liquid bromine with a piece of aluminum foil. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ni
In this video i will be making nitrobenzene by the nitration of benzene. Reference: https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/nitrobenzene.aniline.html Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://n
We will be making aniline by reducing nitrobenzene that we made in a previous video! Reference: https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/nitrobenzene.aniline.html Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mug
In this video, I show how I made propanal from 1-propanol. I followed the procedure from Org Syn. Reference: http://www.orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=CV2P0541 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.
In this video I show how I made a roughly 2M solution of stannous chloride using HCl and tin metal. This solution will be used in 2 future videos: phenylhydrazine synthesis and for growing tin crystals Phenylhydrazine synthesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAeSQZFnj0U Growing tin crystals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-YbQN_twpw Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership:
Chlorine and sodium are individually very reactive, but together they form regular old table salt. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- Instagram: https:/
In this video I make some phenylhydrazine HCl from aniline. I will hopefully be using it to make skatole in the future. This is one of the final synthetic steps from sodium benzoate -- benzene -- nitrobenzene -- aniline -- phenylhydrazine -- skatole. Aniline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKWOZajmAQo Stannous chloride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zziLOly2R8U Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ni
In this video we will be growing some tin crystals using a stannous chloride solution and some electrolysis. Music by Kevin Macleod. I forgot the song though... Stannous chloride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zziLOly2R8U EDIT: It was pointed out by KotMatvej that the solution doesn't actually boil, but it is electrolytic sides reactions which are producing gas. These are the two side reactions that he suggested: 2Cl- -- 2e = Cl2 2H2O - 4e = 4H+ + O2 This was an oversight on my part and
In this video we make some fun SiCl4 from silicon metal and chlorine! I ideally would have used all glass joints and adapters but I didn't have the supplies to be able to do that. It was suggested by blogfast25 on ScienceMadness that maybe the red stuff was a reaction of the chlorine with the rubber adapters. TheChemistryShack: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheChemistryShack Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patre
In this video I play with a little bit of white phosphorus I will eventually make a video on how to purify and clean the white phosphorus and how to make it from red phosphorus! Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beak
in this video we will be making some 100% Ethanol from 95% Ethanol. I use molecular sieves but other drying agents can be used. I just like sieves the most. I am in the process of making a patreon account for donations. I am slow so the page is only partially done. Several people requested that a make one. I'll add rewards and stuff later because I'm honestly not sure what to put there yet. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon:
We will be extracting some caffeine from coffee today! I used regular coffee grounds, but I think the process is actually faster and easier with instant coffee. In theory the yield should have been hovering around 300mg if ALL the caffeine was removed. However, I got around 10% of that (30mg). Apparently 10g makes about a cup of coffee, so a yield of 30mg isn't that horrible. Industrially, the caffeine is made synthetically and not extracted because it isn't really economical. The only time ca
Today we will be making some fluorescein! I bought the resorcinol off ebay, and I used the phthalic anhydride that I made in a previous video. The mechanism and procedure that I adapted mine from can be found here: http://sites.uci.edu/chem52labs/files/2014/03/M52LC_Experiment1S13.pdf Extraction from highlighter markers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIpoLiesBgg Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nil
Today we will be making and playing with a little bit of liquid oxygen! Be aware that this is dangerous. It is very important not to drop a liquid fuel into it. It could explode! Oxygen generator video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI-HMUCEJsI Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://
Hello guys! I FORGOT TO ADD. ALWAYS USE UNSCENTED SALTS!! Today we will be preparing some magnesium sulfate drying agent. Its preparation is very similar to how others are prepared and we are just going to use it as an example. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/col
In this video, I'll go over the general procedure that I follow to extract chemicals from various over the counter products. Link to my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2448989&ty=h Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glass
In this video Ill be freebasing my phenylhydrazine HCl to freebase phenylhydrazine. I will then use the freebase in a fischer indole synthesis to produce Skatole and other indoles. So it seems like the next video will be Skatole! Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/co
In this video we will be making some Skatole, the essence of poop. It has been a long journey here and I am glad I have arrived. My garage smelled like a dirty horse stable for a week after trying to recrystallize it. Adapted procedure from here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040402010003595 Decent mechanism here: http://www.users.miamioh.edu/gungbw/pdfs/Model_report.pdf Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patre
This is a revisit of when I make benzocaine like a year ago. I was appalled at how unenthusiastic I was and how sloppy my video was. Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2448989&ty=h NileRed website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA The next thing that I put my money to is a proper vacuum pump. My current one smokes after running for 30 seconds. When I get a better pump, I will be able to do some proper vacuum disti
Hello all! Today we will be making phosphorus tribromide (PBr3) from red phosphorus and bromine (made in a previous video). I am hoping to release a "wet" chemistry video every Saturday, and a "dry," more theory based chem video maybe on Tuesdays. Let me know what you guys think. Next Saturday video is: lidocaine extraction from anal lubricant. The synthesis procedure was taken from here: http://woelen.homescience.net/science/chem/exps/PBr3_synth/index.html Nile talks about lab safety: https
Apparently I can't monetize this video because Youtube doesn't like the word "lidocaine." So, if you liked it, please donate because I had to buy this lube twice at the good Canadian price of $40 each time. Yes, I spend $80 on anal lube... (not including the $20-$30 i spent on trying to extract from other products). Oh my god. That moment when you realize your video cost you $100+ (CAD, aka monopoly money). In this lovely video today, we will be extracting lidocaine, a local anesthetic, from an
I am poor, but I managed to scrape some funds together to buy a Panasonic GH4, which shoots in 4K. So from now on, Ill be filming in 4K. I have 17 videos filmed using my other camera, the Canon 6D, so what is released will be a mix of 4K and 1080p for a little bit. This is a shot of when I made bromine a few days ago using MnO2/H2SO4. The first video using my new camera. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.
REUPLOADED AND FIXED (i hope) Happy New Years Eve everyone! In this video, we will be making some ammonia gas and condensing it to liquid ammonia. In a future video, this liquid ammonia is then used for a quick birch reduction of benzene. I hope you guys enjoy! Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Ke
In this video, we explore the Birch Reduction by carrying it out on benzene. This is a very useful reaction and it is pretty cool to carry out too. A photo of a typical mechanism: http://www.chemgapedia.de/vsengine/media/vsc/en/ch/12/oc/radikale/birch_reduktion/birch_mechanismus_en.gif Depending on the groups attached to the ring, the mechanism does change a little bit and it produces a product that is reduced at different places. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA
Hello, everyone, this is the first time that I put up 2 videos at the same time! In this video, we extract some caffeine from caffeine pills. I was not happy with my yield of caffeine in the previous videos, so I chose a better source. I managed to get 8.5g of nice clean caffeine! This video is kind of linked to my other video tutorial on extractions. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube
WARNING: Chromly chloride is extremely dangerous. Do not attempt to make this yourself. This video is for educational purposes. I made it so you don't have to! In this video, we make some chromyl chloride from table salt, potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid. This is a link that kind of shows how to add equations. It is honestly kind of crappy, but it gets the point across: http://chemlab.truman.edu/CHEM130Labs/AlumFiles/ChemEqnNotes.asp I used Doug's Lab video for reference: https://www.y
Hello everyone! In this video, we will be brominating 1-pentanol using PBr3 that was made in a previous video. I will use the product, bromopentane, in a future video to make my biting insect attracting chemical. I am going to try and edit all of my 1080p stuff and dump it all as fast as I can. There are 15 of them and I hope to drop them all in the next month or so. Phosphorus Tribromide video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYDYtsJ4NbQ I plan to do an FAQ video, so if you have any questi
WARNING: This process is EXTREMELY dangerous. Hot sulfuric acid can instantly burn and char your skin. Please don't try to repeat anything you see here! UPDATE: I had to do this again for more sulfuric acid. For boiling chips, I smashed a porcelain dish and the little pieces worked really well to keep things under control. No crazy bumping! Hello everyone! So, a lot of people have been asking for this and finally it is here! It is a pretty long one and it took me a long time to edit . In thi
Hello everyone, today we are making a precursor to luminol called 3-nitrophthalic acid. I plan to do an Q and A video, so if you have any questions you'd like me to address in the video, leave them in the comments. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/niler
Hello everyone! Today, we will be making some vanillin oxime, which is a precursor to capsaicin. My goal is to use it to make vanillylamine, but so far ive been having problems with it. Oh well. This video was supposed to be short, but it actually ended up taking super long to make. I hope you guys enjoy! I plan to do an Q and A video, so if you have any questions you'd like me to address in the video, leave them in the comments. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA
Note: A good portion of the MnO2 from these batteries is actually carbon. It still worked for my bromine synthesis, but it is something to keep in mind. Hello everyone. In this video, I get manganese dioxide, zinc and carbon from Zinc-Carbon batteries. There is a significant amount of carbon in the MnO2. It is not worth the time to try to separate it out though, unless you need pure MnO2. I used the manganese dioxide to make some bromine. This was filmed in 4K and will be uploaded eventuall
In this video, we will be making lithium hydroxide by reacting lithium metal with water! I plan to use the lithium hydroxide to make some lithium based drugs (used to treat bipolar disorder) and to make lithium peroxide (reacts with CO2 and produces O2) I plan to do an Q and A video, so if you have any questions you'd like me to address in the video, leave them in the comments. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.p
This is a technique video that I have been asked to do for a while. I wanted to go over the basics. I might explore it a bit more in the future. I hope you guys like it. The introduction video is mostly from my video of converting sodium benzoate to benzoic acid. That is filmed in 4K and will be uploaded later. I plan to do an Q and A video, so if you have any questions you'd like me to address in the video, leave them in the comments. Music by Kevin Macleod - Music for Manatees Nile talks
Hello everyone! In this video, we will be extracting elemental iodine from iodine-povidone solution that you can buy from your local pharmacy. It is a cool exercise, but it is definitely not a cost effective method of obtaining iodine. It is much cheaper to buy it directly if you can. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch St
In this video, I clean some potassium metal that I left out neglected for a while. It was covered in oxides. We first needed to neutralize the oxides, and then the potassium was melted down. I am in no way advocating that this is the best way to clean old potassium. Also, there are always fire risks involved. I also just made 300g+ more mercury thiocyanate to make a new Pharaoh's Snake video. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon
Hey guys, in this video we will be making some hydrazine sulfate starting using urea and bleach. It will be used in a future video to make Luminol! This procedure was taken from ChemPlayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihvqdULWklY Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.co
In this video we make some ammonium formate from ammonium carbonate and formic acid. It was supposed to be used to convert vanillin to vanillin amine, but there was a problem with the synthesis and it doesn't seem to work. The vanillin amine is a precursor to things like capsaicin and other spicy compounds. I still thought the video might be interesting though, so I am posting it anyway. Let me know if you have any other cool ways to use ammonium formate Nile talks about lab safety: https://y
I made some fast edits. Hopefully it's okay now. In this video, we whip up some benzyl chloride. It is a pretty useful chemical and I plan to use it to make denatonium benzoate. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beak
Note: The MnO2 that i used was likely contaminated with A LOT of carbon. I think if more pure MnO2 were used, the yield would be a lot better. In this video, we whip up some bromine using sulfuric acid drain cleaner, MnO2 from batteries, and sodium bromide pool solution. At around 8 minutes, it should be sodium bisulfate not potassium! I made a mistake. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtu
Reuploaded because I messed up some editing. Hopefully this one is good... Hey guys, today we will be cleaning up some of my mercury metal. Remember that when working with mercury, you need to be in a well ventilated area because it gives off a lot of fumes. Cleaning mercury like this is dangerous for obvious reasons...so please don't try this Also, all mercury waste must be dealt with appropriately. No pouring it down the drain!! I forgot to post where I got the procedure: http://digital.li
Hey guys, in this epic segment, we are making some benzoic acid from sodium benzoate. This is a good example of regenerating an acid from its salt form. Doug's Lab video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C31AKmRi69Q New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke_xIs5f1sA Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed
Hey guys, this is the last part of the luminol synthesis. It has been a long time coming and I am sorry for the mega delay! Luminol Recipe from: http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2002/fleming/experimental.htm 3-nitrphthalic acid synthesis video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1RBxdFCN4c New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1D3yD4wlPMico0dss264XA Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilere
hey guys, today we are going to be making denatonium benzoate (finally) from lidocaine, benzoic acid and benzyl chloride that I made in previous videos. Benzyl chloride video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWFTYQ-x-SM The intro video was made by user Linus Tuttle (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH7PcCXEeVWejAZYblDrmxA). Thank you! The music for it is from Incompetech (Severe Tire Damage Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://crea
Hello! In this video we will be making 68% (azeotropic) nitric acid. This is standard lab grade stuff to do things like nitrations. I am making the nitric acid because i need it to make mercury (II) thiocyanate (aka the Pharaoh's Serpent). Doug's Lab video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG4OaPTWPOA Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join
Hey guys, today we are going to be revisiting the synthesis of mercury thiocyanate. I won't be demonstrating it in the this video. Instead ill have a dedicated one for it soon. This is scaled up 10x compared to my previous one. Old Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC3o2KgQstA "Warning: This experiments requires the handling of dangerous and volatile chemicals. It must only be carried out in a fumehood or outdoors. All chemicals must be disposed of properly. Everything will be contamina
Hey guys, in this video we will be making a little bit of basic copper carbonate. To do this, we use copper sulfate pentahydrate and sodium carbonate (which was made in a previous video). I will use this to make pyridine from niacin (vitamin B3). The main thing that I will use pyridine for is as an organic catalyst. Doug's Lab video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t02NdXgXuek Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.pa
In this video, we are going to be making some calcium acetate from eggshells. In the future i will make some from Tums, but the process is going to be a little different and there will be a bit more chemistry involved. The calcium acetate that we make here is going to be used to make flammable jelly and acetone Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nil
In this video we are exploring a variation of the iodine clock reaction that can be pretty easily done at home. There are load of different variations out there and I am going to explore another one in the near future. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/ni
Disclaimer: We are not actually making Coke... Hey guys, I just wanted to throw this video out. It is just a clip from the recent iodine clock video, but i thought it deserved to be its own standalone clip. This is an example of what's known at the Iodine Clock Reaction and we aren't actually making real Coke here. Two colorless liquids are mixed and after a certain period of time, a sudden color change occurs. Music: Music for Manatees by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creati
ADD ME ON SNAPCHAT: therednile This is just a clip from an upcoming video where I make Piranha Solution again. Here is just a 2 minute clip of a piece of pork begin completely broken down by the hot piranha. This stuff is extremely dangerous to work with for obvious reasons. It can react explosively with certain organics (like solvents). This piranha is a 3:1 mixture of 98% sulfuric acid to 35% hydrogen peroxide (by volume). Music: Unanswered Questions Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License
Hey guys, today we are making some calcium acetate from TUMS. In a previous video I said i would get to this eventually...but I decided to do it right away. I should add, the reason I didn't just try to wash away the sugar with water is because it forms an insanely terrible suspension that is a pain to deal with or filter off. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.y
hey guys, today we are doing a little bit of azeotropic distillation in order to dry some oxalic acid. It is a cool technique and I finally get to bust out my Dean-Stark apparatus Doug's Lab Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxYwE6lGNMI Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.
Sorry for the black background too, makes it a little hard to see things. Hey guys, just a video I shot this weekend with a friend. I kind of regret not using a larger beaker. The residue at the end is still black because there wasn't enough peroxide present to full oxidize the carbon to CO2. Song: Juicy by ALBIS Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/
Apparently I made my $250 Patreon goal... I guess I have to commit for 6 months now? Hey guys, today we make a little copper hydroxide for the purpose of making some Schweizer's Reagent to dissolve cotton! That will be posted in a future video and it is actually a revisit of an old video. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Me
I feel the pace of this video is a little fast... The next one will be slower. Also, I definitely lied about the next video being about Schweizer's Reagent. I am also going to look a little into the weirdness of the wet niacin. Hey guys, today we will be getting some niacin from pills in order to make pyridine. I had to order these pills online and it would make a lot more sense to just buy pure niacin at that point. If you are able to find niacin pills locally though, this method is viable.
Today we are making a little Eosin which is use in biological stains. It is one of the most commonly used dyes to dye tissue samples with Videos at the end (listed in order of appearance): 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D0rj0m6dVs 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu8-ZqOViiQ 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMl6tE6x3c Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https:/
Today we dissolve and destroy an innocent hot dog in super hot piranha solution. Piranha solution is a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The solution here is so hot that it immediately breaks down any peroxide that is present so I keep having to add more. Song: Secret Conversations by The 126ers Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nile
Today we are making some pyridine from niacin. We use basic copper carbonate as a catalyst to get things going. There is another method that is a lot more efficient, where a copper chromite catalyst is used and a video on this has been made by Doug's Lab. I opted not to use the copper chromite catalyst because it is a little harder to prepare. Apparently CaO might also be useable though, which would be pretty easy to make/get. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNsqYwzm40M A possibly similar mech
TO THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED. THIS IS THE LAST PIRANHA VIDEO FOR A WHILE!! THIS CHANNEL IS NOT BECOMING A PIRANHA CHANNEL Also, Patreons are not charges for any of the non full length and in depth chemistry videos. This video was just sitting around doing nothing, so I figured I would post it in celebration of hitting 50k subs. I do want to do a real and proper 50k celebration video, so that will be uploaded eventually. When we soak the chicken in acid, the most interesting part is that the chi
In this video, we use some of the calcium acetate that was made in a previous video to make some alcohol jelly! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NileRed2 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Websit
Hey guys, this video has been a long time coming. The acetone that we make here from calcium acetate isn't super pure and it is more as a proof of concept than anything. The yield also isn't super amazing. I also just noticed that the last video has almost the same thumbnail...oops RIP. Always remember the flask and the heating mantle. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: htt
Hey guys, in this video, we dissolve some cellulose in water and then precipitate it using an acid solution to produce rayon. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------
Here we do a scaled up version of the oxalic acid synthesis that ChemPlayer did. The table sugar (sucrose) is oxidized using nitric acid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAdd4iMfj30 This is a pretty dirty reaction and it is not very efficient. Oxalic acid has various uses, but I want to use it to make oxalyl chloride, which will in turn be used to make TCPO which is used in glow stick. The followup video to this one would be the azeotropic distillation of oxalic acid to dry it. In order to ma
Hey guys, finally I got around to burning all the mercury thiocyanate that I made in a previous video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSDpgBOtSNY I tried to burn it in a few different ways, but the 300+g that I made didn't actually go as far as I thought it would. This video is free to Patreons. All non-synthesis/in-depth videos that I post and not charged to Patreons. First song: Unseen Horrors Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Hey guys, today we make a little bit of methyl iodide (iodomethane) using methanol, red phosphorus and iodine. I plan to use this in the future to synthesize caffeine. If you guys have any suggestions on how it can be used, let me know! Chemplayer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB7YSR3CaUE Erowid: https://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/methyliodide.html Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreo
In this video, we are isolating some starch from potatoes. We also talk a little bit about starch in general. Potato starch is better than corn starch because it forms a nice clear solution in water. I am going to be using it for the Brigg's Rauscher Oscillating clock reaction and maybe some other things. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/j
(This video is not charged to Patreons. Also, it's the first one that I have done where I didn't narrate) In a previous video, I took apart some Zinc-Carbon batteries and I was left with a lot of battery shells. They were just lying around, so I decided to melt them into an ingot. Previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC5q9mDKUCo Music for Manatees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
in this video, we make some acrolein by catalytically decomposing glycerol. This video had to be made outside, so the lighting is not the greatest. Tautomerization mechanism: http://images-mediawiki-sites.thefullwiki.org/03/2/7/7/11694231110391706.png Glycerol video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaWe0Af_0hg Anhydrous magnesium sulfate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKTjXXtv6w8 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://
Today we recover some gold from scrap computer parts. Also I already know I made a mistake and labelled it 3:1 instead of 2:1. oh well. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red ---------------
This is the second and last part. I totally messed up and forgot to talk about what to do with the waste. The metal waste can basically be recycled and used to clean more PCBs. I don't think I will do a video on this though. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collect
WARNING: THIS IS EXTREMELY TOXIC AND SMALL AMOUNTS CAN EASILY KILL. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THIS. Today we are making some dangerous mercuric chloride. The final product will be used as a catalyst in the synthesis of aluminum isopropoxide. Procedure: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=597 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA Assistant Editor: Chanel Brun-Soroka -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership
Today we are making a bromoalkane using the NaBr/H2SO4 method. In a previous video I did the PBr3 method, but this one is honestly a lot better (at least for 1-bromopentane). More detailed link (I covered it in my benzyl chloride video): https://youtu.be/lWFTYQ-x-SM?t=309 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA Assistant Editor: Chanel Brun-Soroka -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/niler
Hey guys, today we are getting a little bit of Red P by scraping it off of matchboxes. This method is meant mostly for demonstration purposes. I don't condone the use of Red P for any illegal purposes. Also, the Red P that we get isn't super pure. There are some other things mixed into it. The yield from this method is super low too, so you really won't be able to mass produce Red P. It it really only useful for the small scale experiments. Also, just as a side-note, videos like these are no
NOTE: Around 5 minutes, I made a mistake and wrote "hydriodic acid" instead of "hydrogen gas" Aluminum isopropoxide is important to carry out Oppenauer oxidations and MPV reductions. To make the aluminum isopropoxide, I will use mercuric chloride that was made in a previous video. I will then carry out an MPV reduction using the aluminum isopropoxide to eventually make 1-octen-3-ol, something I have been working towards for a while. Mercuric Chloride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CPwmXni
Note: my dehydration equation of the lithium hydroperoxide is wrong! I think the "reaction" is actually Li2O2-2H2O-H2O2, just giving off water and oxygen (from h2o2 decomposition) . Hey guys, today we make some lithium peroxide using lithium hydroxide from a previous video. Lithium hydroxide: https://youtu.be/9c4BjVIgK1k Patent Procedure: https://www.google.com/patents/US3446588 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA Assistant Editor: Chanel Brun-Soroka ----------------
Today we are carrying out a super inefficient synthesis of benzaldehyde. This is a cool example of the Retro-Aldol reaction. This really is not a great way to get benzaldehyde though, and it is mostly just for educational purposes. Chemplayer Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQWD4YIKBl4 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA Assistant Editor: Chanel Brun-Soroka -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://ww
Today we are finally making some 1-octen-3-ol! Aluminum isopropoxide: https://youtu.be/SuoWnueBJaY Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red -------------------------------- Instagram: https:
Hey guys, this one is a little bit different from the others! Making ampoules: https://youtu.be/7hRPs64NOf8 Bromine/aluminum reaction: https://youtu.be/ZpQkgM0msj4 Eosin Y prep: https://youtu.be/0C4EfwqOS7A Bromine Prep #1: https://youtu.be/eaIps1WxJPQ Bromine Prep #2: https://youtu.be/QM-cgWGBPqo Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA Assistant Editors: Chanel Brun-Soroka Nick Trusiak Jeef ------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nile
In this video, we dissolve some silver ingots in nitric acid to make silver nitrate. I plan to use silver nitrate in a few ways. I want to revisit the water sensitive mixture of magnesium and silver nitrate and I want to make the silver mirror (which I have surprisingly never done). Silver nitrate and magnesium: https://youtu.be/mh--K-vlzw0 Assistant Editor: Chanel Brun-Soroka Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.p
NOTE: I say and write 10mL dextrose, but i mean 10g. There is clearly a bag of solid dextrose there. I have no idea how I messed that up! Today we are going to be playing with the redox indicator methylene blue. Instead of KOH, it can be replaced with NaOH. It just needs to be adjusted according to molar mass. PDF on conjugation: https://people.chem.umass.edu/samal/269/color.pdf Procedure adapted from: https://www.flinnsci.com/media/621281/91536.pdf Nile talks about lab safety: https://yo
Hey guys, today we are going to be making some hexanoic acid, also known as Caproic acid. We will be carrying out a Grignard Reaction between 1-pental and CO2 gas. 1-bromopentane video: https://youtu.be/Y4bC_buRAmk Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/niler
I've made benzaldehyde a few times before, but I think this is the easiest way to obtain it (just short of buying it directly). Benzaldehyde from Toluene: https://youtu.be/rYKoj247rhg Benzaldehyde from Cinnamon Oil: https://youtu.be/Fui19FPh0R0 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://sto
Today we make some Trans-cinnamic acid from benzaldehyde and malonic acid. The reaction is called the Verley-Doebner modification of the Knoevenagel Condensation. The classic Knoevenagel Condensation is similar to the Aldol Condensation Prep that I followed: http://www.chemistry.mcmaster.ca/~chem3d3/expt5-7.pdf.gz Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c
Welcome to the world of IR. This video is a mix and match of different things I thought might be cool. I apologize if it isn't super well organized. Assistant editors: Chanel Brun-Soroka Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassw
This was reuploaded because I made a mistake and claimed that there was a charge separation in methyl iodide due to electronegativity. Today we are making some anisole! Chemplayer's anisole video: https://youtu.be/XOS8fxbxtkQ SN2 in more detai (benzyl chloride video)l: https://youtu.be/lWFTYQ-x-SM Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join Ni
Hey guys, a new fresh video! Also, I am going to try and get a proper schedule going and release videos weekly. I'm thinking one regular video every Thursday and maybe some in between (if I am feeling ambitious). Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered
So, as usual, I made a bunch of mistakes and decided to re-upload... Today we are working with a vanadium compound for the first time! The reaction that produces the ammonium metavanadate is called a metathesis reaction (I forgot to say it in the video). Ill be using the ammonium metavanadate to make adipic acid, the redox rainbow, and the mandelin reagent. The Home Scientist video: https://youtu.be/KUHO1DKKyG4 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA --------------------
Today we are making some cadaverine from lysine. The yield is kind of crappy, but it is still nice and stinky :) Link to paper: https://erowid.org/archive/rhodium/pdf/aminoacid.decarboxylation.pdf Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Websit
UPDATE: In this video, I am showing you guys what the "proper" procedure would be, but it is by no means the fastest. If you want the fastest way, follow chemplayers method. I just prefer to not evaporate solvents, but that takes extra time. I would use a gravity filtration though in both cases though. It's just as fast and doesn't have as many problems as a vacuum one. Still do a recrystallization though. Without a recryst/hot filtration, the ASA is still pretty dirty. Hey guys, today we are
Hey guys, today we will be going over the second step in the quest to acetaminophen. In the previous video I extracted ASA from aspirin pills and now it is time to hydrolyze it to salicylic acid. This will be done by a simple acid-catalyzed ester hydrolysis. The next step in this process is the decarboxylation to phenol. Link to UnintentionalChaos procedure: https://www.sciencemadness.org/whisper/viewthread.php?tid=31818#pid338891 Link to download the random music I made: https://soundcloud
We are back again for part 3 in our journey between pain relieving medications Previous videos: Part 1: ASA extraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPIr26-Tg5c Part 2: ASA hydrolysis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSRWqbpNTF4 Decarboxylation videos: Benzene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X10VZeQmFDo Pyridine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-xt24lBbrs Cadaverine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5hxFAwKIzs Procedure: http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=27617 St
UPDATE: It was brought to my attention a much much better way to store it. The mercury should be put in the bottle without adding water. The bottle is then stored in a bag full of sulfur. Storing it under water will inevitably lead to it becoming all gross again Okay, I am finally posting the mercury distillation video. This was obviously dangerous to do, so please don't try to repeat what you see here! Previous cleaning video: https://youtu.be/2ubw1bI8s5w Strawpoll for video after dibenzalac
This version of the distillation is for the people with a small attention span. I keep it to the point, with no background details. If you want the full one, here it is: https://youtu.be/d6SahlAFV-w Previous cleaning video: https://youtu.be/2ubw1bI8s5w Strawpoll for video after dibenzalacetone: http://www.strawpoll.me/11734553 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www
Today we will be doing a demonstration of the Tollen's test and the silver mirror. The Tollen's test is mainly used to identify aldehyde groups (forms a silver mirror) and it was historically used a lot. It was slowly replaced with more accurate and better techniques. However, it is still very useful for hobbyist who can't afford big expensive machines. The silver mirror is kind of an off-shoot of the Tollen test, where all we are after is the mirror that forms. We use glucose because it is a
Previous video was stuck in 360p for some reason. We are making some dibenzalacetone, which is a commonly used sunscreen ingredient. It is very good at absorbing UV light, so it is good at protecting us from the mean sun. The next video will be the 4th in the aspirin/paracetamol series. Benzaldehyde cleaning video: https://youtu.be/a95a0iMOICU Cinnamaldehyde Clock video: https://youtu.be/W18FL1GwFSw Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA --------------------------------
Also, acetaminophen = Paracetamol = Tylenol = APAP We are back again for the fourth installment! We will be doing the mono nitration of phenol, to get a mixture of p-nitrophenol and o-nitrophenol. The o-nitrophenol is separated off by steam distillation and the p-nitrophenol that is left over is cleaned by recrystallization. This video turned out to be very long and it took me like 25 hours to edit it...so you should definitely watch all of it. Links: Prepchem procedure: http://www.prepchem
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! If there are any errors in this video...well, whatever. I finished editing last night at 3am. This video took a lot of work (50+ hours actual work + 16 to edit :s. All done in 6 days). It might not seem like it though. Silver mirror video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGmxHLHyUPc Credit to Brain&Force for the ornament idea Audio work: Kyle Gamble (kylegambleaudio@gmail.com) Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -----------
Hey guys, last one of 2016...technically made public in 2017 though. I hope you guys enjoy. If you have any suggestions on how I could use it, let me know. http://www.strawpoll.me/12045765 OrgSyn prep: http://www.orgsyn.org/demo.aspx?prep=CV1P0531 Audio work: Kyle Gamble (kylegambleaudio@gmail.com) Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join
This is just a quick little update for my mercury distillation video! Link to distillation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SahlAFV-w Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red --------
Today we are extracting citric acid from some large large lemons. Citric acid is quite a useful molecule in general, but I don't have any particular uses for it. It is mostly used as a pH buffering agent in chemistry and isn't use in direct synthesis. A buffering solution is a solution that resists pH change. It is useful in synthesis when you need to keep the pH relatively constant during a reaction. In my Cadaverine video, I used citric acid to make a pH buffer solution: https://youtu.be/C5
This is the 5th installment in the 6 part series where I convert Aspirin to Paracetamol. In this video, I will be reducing the p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol using NaBH4 and palladium on carbon. Procedure (on page 13): http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/content/filerepository/CMP/00/000/047/Paracetamol_web.pdf Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nil
This is the final part of the series, where the p-aminophenol is converted to the acetaminophen. Using acetic anhydride, the p-aminophenol is going to be acetylated. The reaction is carried out in water at room temperature. Acetic anhydride does react with water, but it happens slowly. By including an excess of acetic anhydride, we can assure that the acetylation goes to completion. Procedure (on page 14): https://goo.gl/2PDLVn Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA --
Today we are going to be exploring the Cannizzaro reaction! Videos: Benzene: https://youtu.be/X10VZeQmFDo Skatole: https://youtu.be/eZ56LDCABrA Denatonium Benzoate: https://youtu.be/GOw_I42eUpM Benzaldehyde from Bitter almond oil: https://youtu.be/a95a0iMOICU Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keycha
Over the years, I have collected a whole bunch of water based mercury waste. In this video, I will be recovering the mercury and disposing of the water. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Website (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red
Note: it is called "tungstic acid" not tungstinic Today we are making some adipic acid using a more environmentally friendly way. I will use the adipic acid to make adipoyl chloride and then nylon 6,6. Procedure: https://goo.gl/WYqgCv Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.
The Briggs-Rauscher oscillating reaction is one of the very few oscillating reactions that we know of. Throughout the reaction, the concentration of iodide (I-) goes up and down, and this causes a swap between 2 processes. The the concentration is high, the process that consumes iodide is favored. When it is low, the process that produces it is favored. This causes a constant fluctuation of iodide. As the iodide increases, it forms I2 which is yellow, then the I2 eventually combines with I- t
Theobromine is an interesting molecule and is very similar to caffeine. It appears in a high concentration in cocoa (a small amount of caffeine is also in cocoa). In this video, I am extracting theobromine from cocoa. In the future, I might prepare cocoa powder from raw cocoa pods. Link to procedure: https://goo.gl/o7uvc3 Other reference (Chemplayer): https://youtu.be/Q5NmjKMqC74 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://w
In this video, we explore what milk is made of. It is a really interesting mixture of minerals, proteins, water, sugar, vitamins and fat. Nature has found a way to pack a crazy amount of calories, nutrients and food into a tiny package. Using a little bit of chemistry, each part can be isolated. Procedure: https://goo.gl/o7uvc3 Project Pinpoint Official Website: http://projectpinpoint.ca/en/ GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/project-pinpoint Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectPinpoin
Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/ngB030acna6 The Great Courses Plus is currently available to watch through a web browser to almost anyone in the world and optimized for the US market. The Great Courses Plus is currently working to both optimize the product globally and accept credit card payments globally. ------------------------------------------ Lithium carbonate is a very useful medication used to treat bipolar disorder. In this video, I will be mak
NileRed store (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red/shop Link to part 1: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=phNLecfyWS8 In part 2, I will be finishing things off and making the novolac. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Web
Get a free 30-day Audible trial today by signing up at http://www.audible.com/nilered Note: I write cyclohexanol in the video, but it is actually cyclohexane that I used. I also wrote in the comments it was cyclohexanol...so double mistake. oops In this video, I will be doing the classic Nylon 6,6 demonstration. I first convert adipic acid (which was made in a previous video) to adipoyl chloride. It is then reacted with hexamethylenediamine to form Nylon 6,6 In the future, I will be making Ny
Spreadshirt: https://goo.gl/vKjWfu NileRed store (Glassware & Beaker Mugs): https://nile.red/shop Hey guys, this is a new series called edible chem, where Ill be able to eat the stuff that I make. For this video, Ill be extracting piperine, but let me know what you would like to see in the future! Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join Ni
Watch part 1: https://youtu.be/NRKQ_aFpD24 Contest link: https://goo.gl/8QlHnh In this video, I will be cleaning up the mercury waste that I made in the last video. Be aware, that this might not be the best way to do it. I am just showing what I did. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https
Today I will be making acetanilide, which was historically used as a pain reliever. It was discovered in 1886 and sold under the brand name Antifebrin by the company Kalle & Co. It has since been completely replaced by paracetamol/acetaminophen. Video links: NileBlue video: https://youtu.be/XIL7Q3QlVKc Doug's Lab Acetic anhydride (Part 1): https://youtu.be/_1mMW2qEF84 Doug's Lab Acetic anhydride (Part 2): https://youtu.be/g9sPlMkYEIw Making Aniline: https://youtu.be/nKWOZajmAQo I followed t
Link to Part 1: https://youtu.be/uMBeXHnWhsE This is part2 of my soap series, where lll be making liquid soap. If you haven't seen part 1, I strongly suggest that you check it out before this one. The major difference with liquid soap, is that it uses potassium hydroxide instead of sodium hydroxide. Contest: https://gleam.io/Drjb1/soap-giveaway Recipe: https://www.diynatural.com/how-to-make-liquid-soap-natural/ Making Fluorescein: https://youtu.be/xXZcRwh28TE Nile talks about lab safety:
NOTE: This video has been re-uploaded because I made an error in the last one. I said ashes have sodium hydroxide in them, when they really have potassium carbonate, which is converted to potassium hydroxide by treatment with calcium hydroxide or oxide. I hate having to reupload, but the error was too big for me to let go. I do not like the idea of spreading misinformation. I hope you guys can understand! Contest is OVER!: https://gleam.io/Drjb1/soap-giveaway Link to Part 2: https://youtu.be/
In my previous video, I made soap from vegetable oil. It got me wondering, is it possible to go backwards? Can I make oil from soap? This is my first attempt to do this and I think I will try it again in the future. I wouldn't use the same procedure though, because I don't think this one was too good. The high heat let to a lot of glycerol breaking down and I think a lot of side reactions. Method I followed for this video: https://goo.gl/OltwDL Other possible method: https://goo.gl/ELZbSo Lin
Today we are going to be making chlorobutanol. It was historically used as a hypnotic sedative and it is currently used as an antibacterial/preservative. I think it has a pleasant minty/camphor like smell to it. Chloroform video: https://youtu.be/j-PrAczOGb0 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain
Check out my other channel NileBlue: http://www.youtube.com/c/NileRed2 Oddly enough, many lead compounds have a sweet taste. One of the most famous ones is probably lead acetate. It is highly water soluble and it looks and tastes like sugar. I'll be making it in two ways: 1) Lead oxide + acetic acid 2) Lead metal + acetic acid + hydrogen peroxide Video links: Explosiopedia: https://vimeo.com/111929288 TheBackyardScientist: https://youtu.be/iYj0sSC-NRc Info reference: https://goo.gl/Xg5TRt
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Okay, so we are not truly dissolving the gold, we are actually forming an alloy between the gold and the mercury (called an amalgam). This process is not only cool to look at, but it also is really useful to extract gold from ore. The gold-mercury amalgam can then be isolated and the mercury is boiled off or removed chemically. This leaves behind relatively pure gold. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com
In this video, I'll be making nylon 6,6 again, but I will be doing it the "industrial" way. Instead of turning the adipic acid first into adipoyl chloride, I react it directly with hexamethylene diamine to make a nylon 6,6 salt. Then using heat, I force the salt to polymerize. Nylon 6,6 video: https://youtu.be/HTh_5CWMSoQ Adipic acid prep: https://youtu.be/O0LqwYTSir4 Link to paper with mechanism: https://goo.gl/p1bUEu Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ------------
Today I'll be making some margarine from olive oil, however, it is going to be terrible and inedible. It is all about the journey though...right? To make it, I'll be hydrogenating olive oil. Margarine is normally partially hydrogenated, but I am going to fully hydrogenate things. So, it's going to actually be closer to "shortening". I was informed by some people that my way of making the margarine was terrible. I am probably going to try it again sometime, where I use a whisk (and froth it pro
Molecule Website: http://www.avogadr.io ------------------------------------------ When mercury is added to aluminum, it forms an amalgam (a mercury alloy). Aluminum is normally protected by a thick oxide layer, but the formation of the amalgam disrupts it. It allows fresh aluminum to react with air to form white aluminum oxide. As the oxide grows, it forms as these cool white fibers. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https
In this video, I'll be talking about the very interesting element Mercury. I try to cover as much as I can, including its properties, its history and interesting reactions. Let me know what other element you would like to see. Keep in mind that this takes a lot of work though, and that not all elements will be possible (due to rarity and/or danger). Let me know if I forgot anything in the description. I probably left out links or something. ------------------------------------------ Video So
Original Plasticraincoat1 video: https://youtu.be/h4pNXAtPJp8 ------------------------------------------ In this video, I will be trying to recreate the popular explosive polymerization video. In this reaction, p-nitroaniline is heated over a flame with some sulfuric acid. Initially, not too much happens, but then suddenly, a large black snake appears. To do this, I will first need to make some p-nitroaniline, from acetanilide that I made in a previous video. The foam that is formed is resis
Support my channel by getting a free trial today, at http://www.squarespace.com/nilered. You'll also get 10% off your first purchase. ------------------------------------------ Vote for the new term: https://goo.gl/rQ8sQ2 In this video, I talk about the myth that surrounds iodine, which has to be one of the most widely spread misconceptions in chemistry. It is often taught in class and even appears in textbooks. I try to explain why this myth came to be and I offer a potential solution. Thi
I decided to revisit the mercury aluminum video that I did about a month ago. I got a lot of questions from you guys about it and I wanted to answer them. There are for sure a lot of other cool things that I could try out, but for now, I'm done. I'll leave it up to some of you guys to investigate!
This video is a bit different and more on the biochemistry side. During my Biochemistry degree, this was one prep that always amazed me. I'll be extracting DNA from strawberries and then giving it a taste to see what it's like. Because I plan to eat it, I only use chemicals that are "food safe". On a side note, it feels like I have been neglecting synthesis, so the next few videos are going to just synth projects only! Reference: https://goo.gl/fYPDqB Nile talks about lab safety: https://
Support my channel by getting a free trial today, at http://www.squarespace.com/nilered. You'll also get 10% off your first purchase. ------------------------------------------ Contest link: https://goo.gl/ATFiiU Today, I'm going to be exploring the science of azo dyes. This class of dyes is one of the most popular and it is used to dye clothing in a unique way. It is based on a reaction known as "azo coupling" where two dye components are developped directly on/in the textile fibers. The Pa
Support my channel by getting a free trial today, at http://www.squarespace.com/nilered. You'll also get 10% off your first purchase. ------------------------------------------ For this video, I am going to be making some laughing gas, aka nitrous oxide. Then, I'll be using it to carry out the classic Barking Dog experiment. To make it, I'll be using the safer method, which uses sodium nitrite and hydroxylamine hydrochloride. The typical industrial process, using ammonium nitrate, can be qui
Support my channel by getting a free trial today, at http://www.squarespace.com/nilered. You'll also get 10% off your first purchase. ------------------------------------------ This video is a special one and I made it specifically for World Diabetes Day, which happens every year on November 14. Diabetes was originally diagnosed by tasting the urine of patients. In diabetics, the blood-sugar level is often extremely high and some of it spills over into the urine. So, if the urine tasted swee
My website: https://nile.red Giveaway: https://goo.gl/ZddndH Giveaway winners have been drawn and all packages have already been shipped out. Thanks to everyone who participated! ------------------------------------------ Note: when i mention dilute nitric acid, it is a 50/50 mixture of conc. HNO3 (~65%) and water. Urea is the largest non-water component of pee and it's generated by the metabolism and breakdown of proteins. It's an extremely useful compound and it's used in many commercial
WARNING: Tasting chemicals that you make is almost always a bad idea. Even though I've taken several steps to make it as safe as possible, I'm still doing it at my own risk. ------------------------------------------ For this video, I'll be using the urea that I got in my last video, to make Dulcin. Link to urea video: https://youtu.be/sfldS5hqWYA Dulcin was the second artificial sweetener to be discovered, but it's now banned due to health issues. My goal for this video is to make it using
Today I'll be making glowing stuff again, but this time I'm going to try out a more environmentally friendly method. In the previous video, the active chemical I made was TCPO. This required 2,4,6-trichlorophenol as a precursor, which is damaging to the environment. The prep for this video uses wintergreen (methyl salicylate) instead, which I made in an edible chem video. Edible chem video: https://youtu.be/3NN9IUvrKi4 Previous video: https://youtu.be/w_CYwd6cHUA Procedure from: https://go
in this video, I'll be recreating an old demonstration called the Tree of Saturn. To do this, I'll be using a zinc block and lead acetate, both of which I made in previous videos. I was inspired by a video made by TheBackyardScientist, but I used a slightly different method and procedure.
NOTE: I made a mistake in the diagrams for cellulose, all of the glucose units are missing an oxygen atom! Paper is made of cellulose, and in this video, I'll be converting it into a plastic called cellulose acetate. I'll be making two forms of it, known as cellulose diacetate and cellulose triacetate. Procedure from: https://goo.gl/LnnbK2 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership:
I never planned to cover this topic, because honestly I had no idea that it existed. It's really interesting what you can just stumble onto. In the future, I might revisit this and I might also try making other metal sponges. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collec
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Have you ever wondered how lactose-free milk is made? If you want to know more about what milk actually is, you can check out my other milk video: https://youtu.be/BV8aFRII1M4 This is the first video in a while, but I am trying to post more frequently. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain):
*Re-uploaded due to a small editing error* I still have all of the comments from the other video and all of your suggestions. Feel free to leave them here again if you like though! ------------------------------------------ In this video, I'll be going over the quick history of my channel and talk about how it got to where it is now. I also give a quick tour of my old lab, as well as my new lab that I just finished building. A big thanks goes out to everyone who has helped me and supported
This is a video that I've been meaning to make for a while. I think the idea of converting one drug to another is a pretty cool concept. About a year ago, I made a series where I chemically converted Aspirin to Tylenol (aka acetaminophen, paracetamol, or APAP). The original series was spread out over several videos and was over 90 minutes long. It has a lot more detail, but it was a much bigger commitment to watch. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------
In a previous video, I described my accidental discovery of lead sponge, which you can see here https://youtu.be/1-NbDjxh_v0 A lot of you guys had questions and I decided to try and answer them. However, it ended up raising even more questions for me. So I embarked on a little journey of discovery to try and get to the bottom of it. I still have a bunch of questions though, and I hope you guys can help answer them. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------
Start protecting your internet experience today with 77% off a 3 year plan by using code NILERED at http://www.NordVPN.com/nilered ------------------------------------------ I made indigo in a previous video, but it was almost insoluble in water. So, what I'm going to do, is chemically modify it to make it soluble. This new dye is called indigo carmine, and it's commonly used in foods, in both Europe and North America. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA --------------
Today, I'll be revisiting something that I did 4 years ago, as one of the first videos for the channel! NileRed T-shirts: https://www.bonfire.com/nile-red/ Old video: https://youtu.be/8YWVBBGSxZ8 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/join NileRed Merch Store (NileRed Pin & Keychain): https://store.dftba.com/collections/nilered NileRed Websit
Note: Reuploaded due to multiple diagram errors. Sorry the Bonfire campaign has ended, but I'm working on making the t-shirts available again! ------------------------------------------ This is a video that I've been wanting to do for a while. I really think that is cool that I can build an entire medication from almond oil and urine. Urea from Urine: https://youtu.be/sfldS5hqWYA Procedure adapted from: https://youtu.be/sfldS5hqWYA 1) Benzoine - https://goo.gl/BwWdzT 2) Benzil - Chemplayer
Follow my friend Dryve! Spotify: https://goo.gl/h7NmNi Youtube: https://youtu.be/m-juNK1TnNE Instagram: https://goo.gl/u6N3Cw ------------------------------------------ Today I'll be making Prussian Blue, which was one of the first synthetic pigments. For this video, I'll me isolating it and using it to make paint, but in the future, I''ll be diving into the whole process of cyanotyping. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: ht
In this video, I'll be using the ferric chloride that I made in the last one, to make ferric ammonium citrate. This new iron compound is sensitive to UV and I'll use it to make my own blueprint. In the next and last video, I'll be making some high quality cyanotypes and exploring the process in more detail. Previous video: https://youtu.be/BtnCynfmBnc Procedure: https://goo.gl/4VEsaA Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https:
Check out Skillshare for your 2 month free trial: http://skl.sh/nilered --------------------------------------------------------- Most plastic bottles are made of PET plastic (polyethylene terephthalate), and in this video, I'll be recycling it into polyurethane foam. This was just one method of doing it, and in the future I'll be exploring other ways. Procedure: https://goo.gl/VdiA3p Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: http
Start protecting yourself on the web at https://www.NordVPN.com/nilered or use code NILERED and save 77%! ----------------------------------------------------------- Giveaway: https://goo.gl/i8rzqp In this video, I'll be making DNBP, which is a photochromic compound. This means that it reversibly changes in color when its exposed to UV or sunlight. Once I made it, I tried out some cool things with it, like developing photos and making a color changing plastic. Procedure I used: https://goo.
***Reuploaded because I used a clip of BBC footage in the intro and it was automatically flagged by the system and demonetized. ------------------------------------------------------------------- About a year ago, I saw one of the weirdest reactions that I've ever seen. It was called the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction and it's one of the few good examples of an oscillating chemical reaction. I decided to try and do it myself, and this video summarizes the process that I used. *At the 5min mark
Start protecting yourself on the web at https://www.NordVPN.com/nilered or use code NILERED and save 77%! ------------------------------------ Contest link: https://gleam.io/5n557/cg In this video, I'll be using the ferric ammonium citrate that I made to develop some of my own digital photos. Then, at the end, I'll try toning them with tea and coffee to change the color. This video is the last in a series of 3: Part 1 - Making Prussian Blue - https://youtu.be/BtnCynfmBnc Part 2 - Making my
Use my link http://www.audible.com/nilered or text NILERED to 500-500 to get a free book and 30 day free trial. ---------------------------- In this video, I decided to try and extract indigo dye from an old pair of jeans. I managed to find a decent way to do it, and in the future, I'll try to scale up the process and do it on a full pair. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA -------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership:
For this video, I decided to make Brooker’s Merocyanine, also called MOED, which exhibits solvatochromism. This means that it its color changes drastically, depending on the solvent that it’s dissolved in. I thought this effect was really cool and I wanted to try it out myself. Also, chemical companies sell it for hundreds of dollars a gram, and I wanted to see how much cheaper I could make it for. Procedure: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed054p709 Reference: https://cdn-pubs.acs.org/do
Go to https://www.NordVPN.com/nilered or use code NILERED and save 66%! Start protecting yourself on the web today! ------------------------------------------------ WARNING: what I do in this video is extremely dangerous. Please don't try doing this yourself. For this video, I'll be exploring some of the science behind hypergolic liquid propelled rockets. As a fuel, I used aniline, and as an oxidizer, I used nitric acid that I made in a previous video. Video sources: My fuming nitric acid
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nile.red -------------------------------- In this video, I'll be attempting to make ferrofluid from the ferric chloride and ferrous sulfate that I made in a previous video. At first, I thought that this project would be really straightforward, but it turned out to be much more difficult than I thought. I am going to be working more on this project, and I hope that soon I'll have an easy method to make it from relatively easy to get chemicals a
Go to https://NordVPN.com/nilered and or use code NILERED to to get 75% off a 3 year plan. Protect yourself online today! ---------------------------- In my opinion, fool’s gold is a really interesting mineral, and in this video, I try to show some of its cool properties. This is the first in a series that I hope to do on mineral, so please suggest any other ones that you might like to see! Making hydrogen sulfide: https://youtu.be/cRtsexmFO4s Making Iron sulfide: https://youtu.be/NxAeQneI
This is probably the longest video that I've ever posted on my channel, but I wanted it to be as complete as possible! A few months ago, I saw a video made by AvE where he tried to make transparent wood. After seeing it, I was really interested in trying it out for myself, and well, I did. This video was originally released on Patreon on Nov. 10, before I left to Japan for vacation. I will be back on the 23rd though! Video by AvE: https://youtu.be/880a_XgvBEo Nile talks about lab safety: ht
In this video, I'll be recreating the popular demonstration called the Chemical Traffic Light Reaction. Note: I made a mistake in the video. I said the carbonate solution would have a pH around 8-9, but it would actually be closer to 11-12. I was thinking of sodium bicarbonate when I said that. Blue bottle demo: https://youtu.be/6sJbNRSCoMA Indigo Carmine prep: https://youtu.be/jBZ8ly4erzs Belousov-Zhabotinsky: https://youtu.be/LL3kVtc-4vY Briggs-Rauscher: https://youtu.be/SCoLMfplVWs Nile t
Go to https://NordVPN.com/nilered and or use code NILERED to to get 75% off a 3 year plan. Protect yourself online today! ---------------------------------------------- This is the first official video in my new amalgam series, where I try and combine as many different metals as possible with mercury. For this video, I'll be making the sodium amalgam, which is commonly used in chemical reactions. It can also be used as a gateway to other amalgams, even some that are normally very hard to fo
Visit https://www.thebismuthsmith.com/ to save 25% on all of his bismuth decor items! ---------------------------------------- Pepto-Bismol contains bismuth subsalicylate, and its possible to extract the bismuth from it and use it to grow metal crystals. This is a re-visit of a project that I attempted a few years ago: https://youtu.be/grpSfjUImUs Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered
My friends Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ray.uppal/ Sorry, the Teespring store is closed, but I'm working on making the t-shirts available elsewhere! ---------------------------------------- In this video, I continue my amalgam series and I attempt to make the so-called ammonium amalgam. This was done by combining an ammonium salt with sodium amalgam that I made in a previous video. Link to 1865 paper: https://goo.gl/3NVehp Sodium amalgam video: https://youtu.be/SoOyaDWIoMA Nil
In this video, I get a bit back into making compounds with odors and scents. I chose to go with Raspberry Ketone, because I thought it was an interesting molecule and the synthesis seemed fun. However, in the future, I think I'm going to venture into the territory of nasty smelling compounds. For some reason, I enjoy the suffering that they bring. Procedure: https://bit.ly/2P8pBpv Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ------------------------------------------- Patreo
Metal has no odor and you can't smell it. But what are we smelling then? It turns out that it's mostly a chemical called 1-octen-3-one, which is generated when your skin oils react with metal that you've touched. I thought this was really interesting, and I decided to try making pure 1-octen-3-one myself and to see what it smelled like. Procedure: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004040390202004X Background info: https://www.nature.com/news/2006/061023/full/news061023-7.ht
A few months ago, one of my patrons sent me a bunch of old gold jewelry for me to refine. I originally thought that it was going to just be some gold plated stuff, but it turned out to be quite a bit of gold. I was able to purify out all of the gold and then melt them down into some small 24K pure gold bars.
For this video, I make a chemical called manganese heptoxide, which is an unstable and strong oxidizer. It looks for any excuse to decompose and it reacts violently with most organic things. I tested it on a few things like cotton balls and paper, as well as solvents like acetone and ethanol. I also tried firing a small liquid rocket with it.
Back in October, I tried making ferrofluid but I kept failing and I ended up giving up for a while. Months later though, I got inspired, and I spent an insane amount of time researching ferrofluid and trying to make it. It was a very messy and sometimes frustrating process, but I was eventually successful. The method that I came up with still isn't perfect, but as far as I know, it's the best and most functional method available on the internet.
Sometime last year, I got really interested in microwave plasma, which can be made from a lot of things like lit matches, aluminum foil or just some grapes. However, when I went searching for more info about it, I really couldn't find much of anything. There was also no explanation as to why it was yellow every time, regardless of what it was made from. So, I decided to investigate this a little bit and try to get to the bottom of it.
In this video, I make one of my favorite chemicals, which is a nice and carcinogenic chromium-based liquid.
**Major correction: I wrongly and repeatedly referred to T. Reesei as being a yeast, when it is actually another type of fungus. Yeast is also a type of fungus, so my comments about reaction conditions remain true, but it is incorrect to call T. Reesei a yeast. Or to say that the cellulase came from yeast. **small correction: I also said that 20ml of 20% , when it was supposed to be 25ml. For this video, I'm going to be doing exactly what the title says, and I'll be turning a roll of toilet p
For this video, I'll be making the world's first real diamond water. To do this, I'll be burning diamonds, which are nearly pure carbon (and definitely not "forever"), to make diamond CO2 gas and then using that CO2 to make extremely expensive carbonate water. Contest link: http://bit.ly/2ZwEPd8 Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ------------------------------------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nilered Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/c/nilered/j
Visit https://Brilliant.org/NileRed to get 20% off a year of Brilliant Premium! ------------------------------------------- WARNING: Working with uranium and radioactive material is dangerous, and this video is for entertainment/educational purposes only. Please don't try and repeat what you see. Also, when the project is done, the waste needs to be dealt with and handled properly. On my second channel, NileBlue, I show what I did with it and you can check it out here: https://youtu.be/7ZUqSnc
Go to https://buyraycon.com/NileRed for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. ------------------------------------------- It has taken many months, but I was finally able to make a decent aerogel! Procedure resources: https://www.aerogel.org and https://bit.ly/g4gsf2s Veritasium video: https://youtu.be/AeJ9q45PfD0 Applied Science video: https://youtu.be/X24np30GS2o NileBlue video: https://youtu.be/JslxPjrMzqY Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ----------------
Visit https://Brilliant.org/NileRed to get 20% off a year of Brilliant Premium! ------------------------------------------- Note: In my equation for ZnS + O2, please ignore my explanation below it. It doesn't make sense. Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by things that glow in the dark. I had a few glow toys that I really liked, but I either lost them or gave them away. I could've just bought some new ones, but I thought it would be a lot more fun to make my own from scratch. Gyzm
Go to https://buyraycon.com/nilered for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. ------------------------------------------- Warning: please don't try this yourself. Any leftover solvent can be very dangerous to ingest. I've always liked the taste of energy drinks and for years now, I have wanted there to be caffeine-free versions (specifically RedBull). However, it doesn't seem like that is going to happen any time soon, so I decided to try and do it myself. Old coffee extraction video
Go to https://expressvpn.com/nilered and find out how you can get 3 months free. ------------------------------------------- A few years ago, I saw a video about superconductors and it looked like anti-gravity magic. So, I decided to try and make some superconductors myself and to see if I could re-create the effect myself. In particular, I'll be making a YBCO superconductor, which is one of the few practical high-temperature superconductors. Procedures: 1) One with potential problem: https
Start your 30-day Audible trial and get your free audiobook by going to https://www.audible.com/nilered or by texting NILERED to 500500. ------------------------------------------- Giveaway: https://gleam.io/hAG82/bath-salt-water-giveaway By weight, Epsom Salt is actually 53% water and this is something that has always blown my mind. It just felt way too much to be possible and I've finally decided to test it out myself. Nile talks about lab safety: https://youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA Patreon: h
When I started this channel, I worked in a lab. However, after I left that job I had to do all my chemistry and filming in my parents' garage. It was dangerous and sometimes scary, but lately, I've been feeling like I miss it. So, I decided to go back and make scary bromine (one of my favorite elements) in the garage and to see if I actually miss how things were.
For a couple years now, I've been wanting to turn cotton balls into edible (and literal) cotton candy. It took me a while to figure out how to do it, but I finally did it!
Turning plastic gloves into hot sauce is something that I've been wanting to do since I started this channel. I never attempted it though because I knew that it was going to be the longest and hardest project I've ever worked on. However, one day I randomly decided that I was ready and I just got started on it...
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Back in 2020, I've read a paper that claimed that bulletproof wood might be possible. The moment that I saw this, I felt that I had to test it myself and I spent the next 3 years on it.
A few years ago I stumbled onto something called purple gold and I really wanted to buy a pure purple gold ring. However, I was devastated when I found out that it didn't exist... so I decided to try and make one myself.
For a while now, I've been wanted to try and turn Styrofoam plastic into some tasty cinnamon candy and I have finally decided to try it.
The comment section to this video is going to serve as a place where you can make general comments, suggestions or requests! It will be much easier for me when it is all in one place. Below is a list: Completed and getting edited - Alcohol distillation - vanillyl oxime Experiments I am working on: - Reaction between iodine and aluminum - Ammonium hydroxide - Vanillyl amine - Chloroacetone (different method) - Methylamine (via hexamine) - acrolein - Bisphenol A Experiments I plan to do:
