Jay-qu Posted November 30, 2006 Report Posted November 30, 2006 trichloro isocyanuric acid is a good disinfectant, but ive never heard of it been used to make white boards.. ill keep looking :) Quote
mir Posted November 30, 2006 Report Posted November 30, 2006 Why dont you guys,also post an (incomplete) NMR/IR/MS spectra with the questions? Funny contest I must say ;) Quote
Monomer Posted July 18, 2008 Report Posted July 18, 2008 The contest is as follows:I will start by describing a chemical substance. People will then have to guess the chemical through research or just general knowledge based on the information provided.Here are some simple rules:-make it as challenging as you like (harder is generally more fun I think), so be as descriptive as necessary-Don't use elements. The chemical in question must be at least tertiary (3 elements)-Once the first contest is over (created by me), anyone may post their own (but please, only one at a time)-You don't have to provide rep as a reward, but I am for the first run-through.-stay on topic in the thread. posts not on topic may be deleted. Ready? I'll start easy. :doh: I propose a chemical... that is composed of C,H, and N. It is sometimes used to make whiteboards, and comes in the form of trichloro________, used as a disinfectant. Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Posted July 18, 2008 Well, it's been about a year and 7 months (ALREADY?!!!!?:phones:) since the last proposal. Any guesses? Quote
Jay-qu Posted July 21, 2008 Report Posted July 21, 2008 Mmmm well it must be a hydrocarbon.. Ill take a guess with the first one Trichloro-methane? Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Posted July 21, 2008 Mmmm well it must be a hydrocarbon.. Ill take a guess with the first one Trichloro-methane? Nope. Not quite. :rolleyes: Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Posted July 22, 2008 How about trichlorotriazine? Nope. That's still not it. :) Quote
Jay-qu Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 :) der.. you cant make a polymer from methane! how 'bout Trichloro-ethene? Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Posted July 22, 2008 :) der.. you cant make a polymer from methane! how 'bout Trichloro-ethene? Remember, trichloro isn't part of the chemical that I'm looking for. I just said that it is used in the trichloro- form as a disinfectant. Perhaps I should have been more clear. Quote
Monomer Posted July 23, 2008 Report Posted July 23, 2008 Remember, trichloro isn't part of the chemical that I'm looking for. I just said that it is used in the trichloro- form as a disinfectant. Perhaps I should have been more clear. I just re-read what you wrote and it was clear, but I guess I got hung up on the trichloro-. Anyway, I'm gonna guess triazine because it just seems to fit. Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Posted July 24, 2008 I just re-read what you wrote and it was clear, but I guess I got hung up on the trichloro-. Anyway, I'm gonna guess triazine because it just seems to fit. Not triazine, but that's very close.:) Since this one seems to be especially puzzling, I'll give a huge hint:The empirical formula is [ce]CH2N2[/ce] Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Posted July 24, 2008 Okay, so is it cyanamide? Nope. You were closer with triazine. Quote
Jay-qu Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Thats really funny, I totally didnt read it correctly.. How about Pyridine? Quote
Mercedes Benzene Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Posted July 24, 2008 Thats really funny, I totally didnt read it correctly.. How about Pyridine? Not pyridine. Didn't you read my big hint above?:phones: Anyone want to save these two? :cheer: Or is time to reveal the answer? Quote
modest Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Not triazine, but that's very close.:) Since this one seems to be especially puzzling, I'll give a huge hint:The empirical formula is [ce]CH2N2[/ce] Is it diazomethane, cyanamide, or diazirine? ~modest edit: I see cyanamide was already guessed, sorry Quote
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