"(Al)chemie?" by Alina Stein, University of Basel
Entry in category 4. Video loop; Copyright CC-BY-NC-ND: Alina Stein
Creating gold from scratch - some chemical reactions produce beautifully looking products. The compound spinning on a Rotavap in this video looks like gold. Alchemists tried very hard to convert base metals into gold and to find a universal elixir. Did I finally succeed?
The solvent dissolving a hydroxyquinoline based substance in the flask needs to be gently removed in a rotary evaporator. I obtained this beautifully looking powder as a step in the synthesis of an unnatural amino acid that I am incorporating into enzymes to obtain artificial metalloenzymes.
"(Al)chemie?" by Alina Stein, University of Basel
Entry in category 4. Video loop; Copyright CC-BY-NC-ND: Alina Stein
Creating gold from scratch - some chemical reactions produce beautifully looking products. The compound spinning on a Rotavap in this video looks like gold. Alchemists tried very hard to convert base metals into gold and to find a universal elixir. Did I finally succeed?
The solvent dissolving a hydroxyquinoline based substance in the flask needs to be gently removed in a rotary evaporator. I obtained this beautifully looking powder as a step in the synthesis of an unnatural amino acid that I am incorporating into enzymes to obtain artificial metalloenzymes.