aryl ⌬⌬⌬⌬Mar 16
guess the metal (and solvent for bonus arylpoints) 👇
Show threadMx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of Pnictogen
@aryl sodium in ethylenediamine?
Mar 16 at 4:17pmWeb
Show threadaryl ⌬⌬⌬⌬Mar 16
@mxchara i think that exact reaction doesn't work with sodium in En... you'd have to go to lithium for it
Show threadMx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of PnictogenMar 16

@aryl hm, are you sure?

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/j100650a008

this seems to imply that Na dissolves in ethylenediamine

Show threadaryl ⌬⌬⌬⌬Mar 16
@mxchara i looked into it before
Show threadMx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of PnictogenMar 16
@aryl oh heck!