Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Trimethyl borate wildfire


Trimethyl borate wildfire
Trimethyl borate is the organoboron compound with the formula B(OCH3)3. It is a colourless liquid that burns with a green flame. It is an intermediate in the preparation of sodium borohydride and is a popular reagent in organic chemistry.

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5 comments:

  1. Sam Collett20 May 2015 at 11:29

    It is stuff like this that get children into science. I'm sure multicoloured flames must be possible too, or at least alternating, i.e. red, green, blue.

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  2. Gjermund Gusland Thorsen20 May 2015 at 19:42

    Sam Collett There is an idea for a burning screen allright. Wonder what the pixels would look like... might burn the retina if you get to close.

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  3. John Bump20 May 2015 at 21:46

    Sam Collett -- strontium nitrate, from automotive road flares, burns bright red, unsurprisingly.  Sodium salts, orange/yellow.  (likewise fuels that only partially combust, like acetylene or polystyrene, but that's for a different reason.)

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  4. Neil Craig21 May 2015 at 01:21

    I think that I might do this on my last day at my lab hehe.

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  5. Dan Argentum21 May 2015 at 18:49

    The fun part of chemistry is that you can professionally unleash a little pyromania once in a while and its perfectly acceptable!!   :-)  Good post Corina !

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