tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post1217474040985471080..comments2023-09-09T07:55:53.277-07:00Comments on El Pollo Real: Ludwig Mond Gave Metal Wingschickelithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-24219412083876453162011-10-30T08:06:25.366-07:002011-10-30T08:06:25.366-07:00Synthesis, characterization, mechanistic studies.Synthesis, characterization, mechanistic studies.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-67867360052371212202011-10-29T06:16:50.108-07:002011-10-29T06:16:50.108-07:00What kind of work did you do with the carbonyls?
...What kind of work did you do with the carbonyls?<br /><br />I can't remember if I actually worked with the tetroxide, but as with the ethyl methanesulfonate used to mutate the specimens, I got to work with the end-products.Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-40991206781470869942011-10-28T19:50:39.709-07:002011-10-28T19:50:39.709-07:00Interesting that you should mention OsO4. It cert...Interesting that you should mention OsO4. It certainly existed well before Ni(CO)4--the element osmium was named because it <i>smelled</i>-and they could only have been smelling traces of the tertroxide. Oh well, beryllium was originally named glucinium--because it was sweet! <br /><br />It also turns out I know a fair bit about osmium--I used to work with both the tetroxide and the carbonyls.chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130126685334700207.post-15127500836689956992011-10-28T17:20:03.626-07:002011-10-28T17:20:03.626-07:00Hmmm... Take out the carbon atoms and replace the ...Hmmm... Take out the carbon atoms and replace the nickel with something much heavier and you get Osmium Tetroxide - which is a great staining agent for electron microscopy.<br /><br />Unfortunately it won't do anything nearly as wonderful for living tissues...Ritmo Re-Animatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912086218531198114noreply@blogger.com