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Realmfighter

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Chemistry Question
« on: April 12, 2011, 11:58:32 pm »
In my Dual Science/Art class we were tasked with creating a poster to detail Synthesis, Decomposition and Double/Single displacement. For each we must have a picture representing the reaction. For Synthesis I want to use Voltron. But in order to do show I need a chemical reaction showing 5 Reactants going into one product.

Help me keep my Voltron.
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Re: Chemistry Question
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 12:37:01 am »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9JUmcRz6z8

Voltron show sparks when combining his parts? thats the electrons binding together.


wait, dual science/art?!?! O_o
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Re: Chemistry Question
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 08:12:44 am »
I need an actual Chemical Reaction showing Synthesis involving Five Reactants going into one Product.
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Re: Chemistry Question
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 09:52:57 am »
>_> you're joking right?


1 guy + 1 other guy + some creepy guy + bamf guy + chick = voltron
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Re: Chemistry Question
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 10:51:32 am »
CH4 methane? You usually don't have free hydrogen though.

Yah, that is going to be pretty hard to find actually. most synthesis reactions are either 2 -> 1 or multiple -> multiple.
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Re: Chemistry Question
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 11:13:16 am »
Quote from: Nadaka on April 13, 2011, 10:51:32 am
Yah, that is going to be pretty hard to find actually. most synthesis reactions are either 2 -> 1 or multiple -> multiple.

Yes, generally you only have a few reactants reacting at a time. You could however always just make multiple steps, then show the end product? You wouldn't just pour the 5 different reactants in and then fish the products out, but the overall reaction would be 5 reactants turning into one product?
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Re: Chemistry Question
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 11:32:06 am »
What about a Grignard reaction? A good example would be:
CH3Br + Mg -> CH3MgBr
CH3MgBr + CH3C(=O)CH3 -> CH3C(OMgBr)(CH3)CH3
CH3C(OMgBr)(CH3)CH3 + H+ + H2O -> CH3C(OH)(CH3)CH3

You'll never get a reaction with 5 reagents reacting simultaneously. The chance of a collision between all the molecules at once would be far too small.

Edit: I should probably point out that only three of the reagents actually end up in the product here. If you want more you could also consider including the synthesis of the acetone, but at this point it may be getting a bit complex for a poster. A much better idea would probably be to use the synthesis of a pentapeptide instead.
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Re: Chemistry Question
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 05:02:56 pm »
Any 5-fold addition to benzene or it's derivatives would work as well. Take for example the formation of Picric acid (don't forget the "do not try this at home" label), though in that case the last step is removing a protecting group so that may not work.
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