I actually put my knowledge of chemistry to good use

[Schadenfroh]

I have finally figured out a practical use for what I have learned in organic chemistry.

The Prof told us to carry out a reaction, did that, but my yields were very poor. So..... I had to get my yields up without redoing the experiment.

I sought something that would mix in with my poor yield product that would retain the color and viscosity, but it also could not show up under an NMRI and not react with my product. NMRI scans hydrogens, so if the "additive" had no hydrogens, then it would not show up when we had to prove that the substance was what we said it was.

Enter CCl4, mixed nicely, the NMRI came out what it should be. 30% yield became 90%.

Thank you Organic Chemistry.

 

[tweakmm]

I'm a perpetual knowlege seeker and really enjoy knowing why the world works the way it does.

 

[Ika]

I put my knowledge of chemistry to good use when Chemistry Help threads show up.

 

[andylawcc]

so.... in plain english, you cheated?

 

[Gibson486]

I am an EE, Chemistry need not apply to me

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
I am an EE, Chemistry need not apply to me

Ditto

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
so.... in plain english, you cheated?

I think he just found a way to increase the SNR by about 5dB.

 

[Babbles]

Until somebody resolves it via chromatography and realizes that a bulk of your product is carbon tet and not whatever your actual product is!

In all seriousness, though, I think it was a pretty clever solution. I wouldn't want to repeat any more than I would have to.