Not strictly chemistry, but where does the distinctive smell of wet gypsum come from? It is not like wet earth from geosmin.
Compounds like tetraethyl silane or tetraethyltin can be made from their tetrachlorides using ethylating Grignards, but what about substituting carbon, would it work or steric hindrance would prevent full substitution?
Compounds like tetraethyl silane or tetraethyltin can be made from their tetrachlorides using ethylating Grignards, but what about substituting carbon, would it work or steric hindrance would prevent full substitution?
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table