to sound like a sommelier, ya gotta know some chemistry #chemchat
Chemistry friends, what is your understanding of the responsible compounds for 'new car smell'? I have been under the impression it was vinyl chloride but now that I think about it, that doesn't make a ton of sense #chemsky #chemchat
check out this structure of SR-17018 (via Wikipedia) and the photo of the compound from an app in China in the article - you'll note that the pendant 4-chlorophenyl is now a 4-bromophenyl and there's also now a methine #chemchat
In 2013, I started following helium because of Felix Salmon's column on it (which, amusingly) was based on another Reuters column by an energy analyst, John Kemp. #chemchat web.archive.org/web/20130331...

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How helium is like mortgages
Well that is a first for me. I had a quote in mind that I needed to cite. Couldn't remember where I had read it but knew I wanted to reuse it. So I searched, and discovered it was my quote originally. I wrote it. When do I get my stereotypical absent-minded scientist badge? #chemchat