Friday, December 26, 2008

Career plans

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Not surprisingly, most of Curly Arrows readers are early career chemists, predominantly PhD students and Post Docs. So although subjects suc...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

NMR Tube Cleaner Part 2

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Some time ago I had a post about the amazing NMR tube cleaner. I love this piece of equipment and use it regularly. However, as some reader...
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

What is a liquid?

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I recently had dinner with some chemists a nd after a bit of red wine the question "What is a liquid?" popped up. The reason the ...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

What is Click Chemistry?

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2001 was a big year for K.B. Sharpless. He received the coveted Nobel Prize in Chemistry and introduced the concept Click Chemistry. I had t...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Curly Arrow - Established 18th October 2006

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Curly Arrow has now been in business for two years. Things have been a bit random the last year primarily due to shifting between jobs and c...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Periodic Table of Elements

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One of my non-chemist friends recently introduced me to The Periodic Table of Videos . This is a very cool and informative website. I've...
Monday, October 13, 2008

Cisplatin is my friend!

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One of my best friends has just recovered 100% from cancer because Cisplatin rocks. Here's a bit of inorganic chemistry courtesy of Wiki...
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Monday, September 01, 2008

Anhydrous Solvents Part 2: The THF Still - Do's and Don'ts

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The THF still is one of the most common reasons for serious fires at chemistry departments around the world. As solvent purification systems...
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Let's talk about TLCs Part 4 - Ninhydrin Stain

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2008 was the year where I became an amino acid chemist and as a consequence the Ninhydrin Stain has become my new friend. Many of the amin...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

How to make a primary amide - The Ley Way

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Steven Ley's Group really produces some cracking results. This time they have developed a really simple method for preparing primary a...
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