An Idea on How Hard Chemistry Actually Is

[aYoungKing]

lots of people out there think "oohhh gosh chemistry it's so easy"


"if a meth head could do it i could do it"






sorry to burst your bubble. but chemistry is rather hard if you're starting from nothing


a simple acetic acid ----> acetyl chloride reaction is what will demonstrate what is involved






most would think acetic acid + a chloronating agent(thionyl chloride in this case) -----> acetyl chloride + sulfur dioxide + hydrogen chloride


pretty simple, yeah






but in reality the full reaction goes like this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKk9K5xTgDA

rather hard to follow right? not really if you read the first few chapters of a chemistry text book from high school

[mojo4567]

I feel like it gets exponentially harder. feel like such a nub when I cant vac. Distill right

[astudioapartment]

I almost broke bad but then I saw this thread

[RisiR]

I almost broke bad but then I saw this thread

Hahaha... you grew on me, Unstable. Like fucking cancer or something.

Keep it up.

[astudioapartment]

yeah I do that

[Prometheus]

Chemistry is a lot like baking. Any idiot can follow a set of instructions, but without experience and an understanding of what the hell is going on, you're going to get a substandard product. And possibly burn your house down.

[Juicebox]

I almost broke bad but then I saw this thread

Hahaha... you grew on me, Unstable. Like fucking cancer or something.

Keep it up.

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