Making an old hypnotic sedative and preservative

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  • Today we are going to be making chlorobutanol. It was historically used as a hypnotic sedative and it is currently used as an antibacterial/preservative. I think it has a pleasant minty/camphor like smell to it.
    Chloroform video: • Making Chloroform
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  • @MashaRistova
    @MashaRistova 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1952

    When I was in rehab over ten years ago the doctor there prescribed Chloral Hydrate to everyone so they could sleep through their withdrawals, and that shit is STRONG. I actually loved it lol. Felt like Xanax times infinity. I went back to that rehab a year after the first time and the doctor said he can’t prescribe it anymore because it had since been completely taken off the market. I guess it was a pretty ancient drug, but it worked soooo well. Especially when you’re going through withdrawals and can’t sleep. (I’ve been clean for 2.5 years now if anyone cares about that part of the story)

    • @samdessino8635
      @samdessino8635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +186

      Hey, I care :) that shit is one hell of a demon and I'm glad you were able to make it out on the brighter side. I'm proud of you and thank you for sharing your anecdote

    • @That.Lady.withtheYarn
      @That.Lady.withtheYarn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      I'm glad you're clean. Contrasts 💐💙

    • @therealbuttsmcgee
      @therealbuttsmcgee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      congratulations on getting clean! that's a hell of a thing to overcome

    • @worshipwormking2327
      @worshipwormking2327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      congrats on getting clean! shit ain't easy, and I'm proud of you

    • @rowanandwillowsdad
      @rowanandwillowsdad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      well done

  • @Wulfle
    @Wulfle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2307

    "Today, we're going to be extracting uranium-234 out of a cheesecake and refining it to weapons grade."

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Go right ahead. U-234 is not fissile, so your device, should the somehow be rich with the stuff, wouldn't even fizzle.

    • @dadillen5902
      @dadillen5902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      I make a weapns grade Chocolate Cheesecake. It a weapon of mass induction. Even one slice will induce a substantial increase in mass.

    • @originalketchup7498
      @originalketchup7498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@spvillano wut?

    • @Thugstenium
      @Thugstenium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@originalketchup7498 uranium 244 isn't all that radioactive, uranium 245 is the one used in nuclear reactors

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@Thugstenium no, U-238 is the main ingredient in natural and high enriched uranium, U-235 is fissile, the thermal neutrons then transmute the U-238 into fissile fuel. U-238 is fertile, but not fissile.
      There is no such thing as U-245. U-238 is the heaviest isotope of uranium, with plutonium starting at 239. Curium has an atomic mass of 248.
      Still, U-235 isn't exceptionally radioactive either, given its half-life of 7.04x10^8 years. The shorter the half-life, the more radioactive the element is.

  • @ezg5221
    @ezg5221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2182

    "We need to wait for it to cool to around 50-60°C. We don't need a thermometer or anything for this, we just need to wait until it stops hurting to touch it"
    Words of a true scientist

  • @drizzt495
    @drizzt495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    If anyone is interested, the "black box" technique that Nile stumbled across to precipitate the crude after it initially oiled out is referred to as "trituration." The term is not really used in the chemical world outside of organic synthetic work; however, it is a common term in pharmacy, meaning "to create a fine powder" (e.g. crushing a hydrated solid with a mortar and pestle prior to compounding). For organic chemists, trituration is (much like recrystallization) a bit of a shot in the dark--polarity and weak/strong solvent interactions are not easily trended on linear axes, so finding the right addition solvent/temperature/conditions is often an exercise in trial and error.

  • @silasanderson6058
    @silasanderson6058 7 ปีที่แล้ว +747

    I'm not good at chemistry myself, but i really do enjoy watching Nile's videos, they're really well made and he gives a really thorough explanation.

    • @2davivadiva
      @2davivadiva 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Will I hated chem and was bad at it in high school but jsut took it again and really like it. It seemed to click a lot easier maybe it just takes some time. Or keep staying engaged with it. Also videos like this that relate it to real life help connect those neurons!

    • @offbrand_2863
      @offbrand_2863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You don't even really need to be interested in chem to like them either they are just unique and he does things that most people wouldn't

    • @rumeunner3245
      @rumeunner3245 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me neither but they are relaxing to watch.

  • @Thyagohills
    @Thyagohills 7 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    I liked the Biology touch on this one.

  • @StarsForward
    @StarsForward 3 ปีที่แล้ว +927

    "In today's video, I'll be demonstrating how to synthesize a felony charge."
    ~ NileRed.

    • @seanp9157
      @seanp9157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      With items you may already have at home!

    • @Sp00kq
      @Sp00kq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@seanp9157 you'd be amazed at the amount of very illegal shit you could make with ingredients you probably have at home

    • @scottpilgrim8164
      @scottpilgrim8164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      imo better than that anal lube cocaine cutter synthesis

    • @LawTaranis
      @LawTaranis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@Sp00kq DMT extraction is just a matter of isopropyl alcohol and patience.

    • @BrianKeithPREPPER
      @BrianKeithPREPPER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      That's funny, coming from someone with a profile pic on google that looks like a "lineup" pic from the county lockup lol

  • @HioshimaFried
    @HioshimaFried 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    As a dude who failed chem/psysics/all that jazz in school as a kid I just wanna say that your passion and pure knowlegde of these subjects is a joy to behold.. I might not get all the techincal details or lingo and i might confused one name chlorobutanol with chloroethanol but I get the feeling that i understand more and more with each passing video.. So keep it up mate, you are doing good work and honestly better than many other teachers

    • @ShamanZaZa
      @ShamanZaZa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Even literature!?

    • @alexfitzgerald3919
      @alexfitzgerald3919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      chloro=chlorine, -ol=alcohol, butane=4 carbon chain, ethane=2 carbon.

  • @missbirb9692
    @missbirb9692 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3092

    Yo Nile. You forgot to test the "hypnotic sedative" bit on camera 🙄

    • @user-ql9dt3vz1d
      @user-ql9dt3vz1d 7 ปีที่แล้ว +216

      He is not Cody to do so...

    • @lithiumlight6128
      @lithiumlight6128 7 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      give it to Cody then...

    • @Just_Sara
      @Just_Sara 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Though he did test acids on his hand.

    • @user-ql9dt3vz1d
      @user-ql9dt3vz1d 7 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Most acids are not so horrible as someone's thoughts.

    • @deplorableamerican9451
      @deplorableamerican9451 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Wie Schade 😂

  • @gogear131
    @gogear131 7 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Nile you taught me what a year for chemistry couldn't do.i could never understand how it works but I have watched enough to see it work...thank you keep up the great content

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      :)

  • @jj-mcgreezies
    @jj-mcgreezies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you for including the mechanism i love when it gets technical

  • @vikramkrishnan6414
    @vikramkrishnan6414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    "All I need is acetone, chloroform and sodium or potassium hydroxide", also known colloquially as a "Ted Bundy"

    • @Phantom0fTheRouter
      @Phantom0fTheRouter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      But what if you used all your acetone to make the chloroform?

    • @BlooCollaGal
      @BlooCollaGal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Phantom0fTheRouter It's pretty cheap online

    • @Phantom0fTheRouter
      @Phantom0fTheRouter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@BlooCollaGal - that whooshing noise was definitely a ghost Ray... not you being clueless.

    • @fuzzybutkus3951
      @fuzzybutkus3951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Phantom0fTheRouter great reply man.

    • @windhammer1237
      @windhammer1237 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Too soon

  • @Satelitko
    @Satelitko 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1349

    Edible Chem - Chlorobutanol

    • @yellowgoose5043
      @yellowgoose5043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Hahahaahhahahahaa

    • @thomasgarbe8354
      @thomasgarbe8354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      come on. One-year-olds only put everything into their mouth.

    • @pandemicgrower4212
      @pandemicgrower4212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@thomasgarbe8354 and? I make tch and cbd edibles all the time. It's the adults responsibility to be a grown up and put things away out of reach.

    • @1987Videolover
      @1987Videolover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      NaCl technically edible and a chem

    • @gregmcb5305
      @gregmcb5305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Any one else not understand this?

  • @b0ssvevo603
    @b0ssvevo603 7 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    For those saying it should be "1,1,1-trichloro-2-methylpropan-2-ol"
    this is chlorinated tert-butanol and it is shortened to chlorobutanol, no chemist uses the systematic names after high school.
    Imagine professionals performing time sensitive reactions asking across the lab, which is more practical?
    "hey can you weigh out 5 mmol of beta-carotene?"
    or
    "hey can you weigh of 5 mmol of 1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaen-1-yl]cyclohex-1-ene?"
    hmm?

    • @Lunnderbolt
      @Lunnderbolt 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Ay Bo0o0o0oSs the second one is more practical dumb ASS

    • @MisterDoctorBaconman
      @MisterDoctorBaconman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      I have a borderline-vexing amount of respect for this globally-available short-form statement which has been digitally uploaded in order to be available to the public audiences of the domain known as TH-cam, run by Google.
      I like this comment.

    • @thatplane3865
      @thatplane3865 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ay Bo0o0o0oSs what about isomers? Also i like the long names but I wouldn't point it out like that one stupid wise guy

    • @debug9424
      @debug9424 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      For isomers, just specify the part that makes the difference

    • @thatplane3865
      @thatplane3865 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      CodeBurger yeah, i knew that in the back of my head somewhere

  • @VideoPerfection
    @VideoPerfection 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    When you tested the anti microbial properties, my jaw dropped. One of the most interesting videos I've ever seen on TH-cam!

  • @bobdehuisbaas1
    @bobdehuisbaas1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    making the stuff yourself and then proving its efectiveness makes for a pretty damn cool video!

  • @raphigysin1699
    @raphigysin1699 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Hey Nile, Im a chemical lab technician in apprentice and your videos are literally perfect for my interests. But I would found it really interesting if you could do some kind of analysis, for example a tlc, it's very simple and fastly done to show the qualitive purity of your product. Keep it up!

    • @dr.jamesolack8504
      @dr.jamesolack8504 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ….or, if you have a mass spectrometer laying around you could use that.

  • @nicholi8933
    @nicholi8933 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your addition of the reagents in the ice bath bring back nightmares of my nitrations. This was really fun, keep it up.

  • @tombeierle25
    @tombeierle25 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I’m not surprised a mix of acetone chloroform and potash sterilizes things 😂

  • @xenon3759
    @xenon3759 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching these videos is inspiring me to start actually trying to learn about chemistry. Idk if or when I'll do it on my own time but I'm thinking about taking some kind of chemistry class when I go to college. High school was never good at making topics interesting to me, and when I started learning about some of these topics after graduation and on my own time I notice it's much easier to take an interest in it because it's not restricted to what you have to learn in school. And after doing this I feel like it'll be much easier to not feel bored or uninterested in a classroom setting

  • @lockonjunkie
    @lockonjunkie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Just an info regarding the usage of chloral hydrate: It's commonly used in the analysis of plant powder drugs, because it causes the powder to swell up and you can see everything better with the microscope

  • @PostProteusKitten
    @PostProteusKitten 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These videos are so interesting, and chemistry is so far removed from my daily concerns that I find it relaxing. Not to mention the calm presentation. Thanks to this, I watch NileRed to help me sleep.
    I guess you can say this video is also a Hypnotic Sedative.

  • @lah-tee5412
    @lah-tee5412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have no idea what just happened but I know I’m super excited 😆 I think you make me wanna be a chemist when I grow up!

  • @roselee9063
    @roselee9063 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    These videos help me fall asleep, thank youuuu. Your voice is relaxing and these videos are interesting but calming

  • @mortlet5180
    @mortlet5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hey Nile, great job with this video!
    I ESPECIALLY liked the way you dealt with the oil. Even if you lose out on yield, I always appreciate it when someone takes the time to properly purify a compound, so thanks a lot for doing that!
    PS. Are you able to do melting point analysis with your current setup, without it being to much of a hassle? If so, it might be worth while to check the mp at the end of a synthesis, just to make sure that the reaction didn't take a completely different pathway or something? (Not really applicable to this synthesis; I was just wondering in general)

  • @nash6293
    @nash6293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This reminds me of all the hours my small class and I spent in the organic chem lab. Looking back on it, those times were a great bonding experience with future professionals in the science field.

    • @supersungal2
      @supersungal2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And then there's me, a film student, who watches these just for funzies and because his voice is nice to listen to

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland87 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was my first synthesis done as an amateur chemist hobbyist - inspired by this video. Thanks NR!

  • @Michael.Chapman
    @Michael.Chapman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    In the pathology bacteriology lab we used a solution of choral hydrate (tinted with a green dye for visibility) to draw lines on agar plates, creating segments and stopping different bacterial species migrating into other segments of the plate.

  • @markbrigman1781
    @markbrigman1781 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    NileRed, I wanted to thank you for how much you have taught me in consideration to how unavailable this knowledge seems to be. You have helped me immensely and I cannot thank you enough. They don't even teach you what an Erlenmeyer flask is in chemistry.

  • @kevinbyrne4538
    @kevinbyrne4538 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another great synthesis ! Very pleased to see you test the antiseptic against real bacteria.
    Usually an antiseptic / antibiotic is tested by growing bacteria in a dish and then laying on the bacteria culture a disk of filter paper containing the sample of the antiseptic / antibiotic. The result should be a clear ring (devoid of bacteria) around the paper disk.

  • @ArdyneusTheGod
    @ArdyneusTheGod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I completed on College Chemistry course this year.
    I love science because it always gives me knowledge that explains why and how things exist.
    I learned a lot in Chemistry class.

  • @andrewsmart2949
    @andrewsmart2949 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you explain chemistry so well nilered

  • @AureaPersona
    @AureaPersona 7 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    This was the first multi step organic synthesis I ever performed. :) memories
    It sublimes at room temperature and makes beautiful crystals that smells like camphor.

    • @mortlet5180
      @mortlet5180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AureaPersona; But this was a single step reaction though?

    • @AureaPersona
      @AureaPersona 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      The 17 year old me did not own any chloroform, so I had to figure out how to do the haloform reaction first.

    • @Timothy656
      @Timothy656 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Many reactions that are recorded as a single reaction equation are in fact made up of a series of elementary steps.

    • @turboretard9555
      @turboretard9555 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you eat it

    • @dytractiate
      @dytractiate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      how'd the high feel?

  • @souravzzz
    @souravzzz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Especially enjoyed the anti-microbial test. Please do more similar tests of the chemicals you synthesize!

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just replicated this at home. I'm a novice chemist with little experience (though im building it up), so i figured this would be worth a try, and you're certainly correct when you said it would be an easy synthesis. Thanks for the instructional video! (Which is excellent quality as well)

  • @guillaumeproux7877
    @guillaumeproux7877 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never had any interest of chemistry but you really explain things in a way that 10 years of education (up to Uni year 2) never managed to get through. I wish you were a teacher in my UNI!
    Thanks for showing the antifungal anti bacterial effect... it is very interesting!

  • @JuryDutySummons
    @JuryDutySummons 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I like the follow-up experiment.

  • @FilbieTron
    @FilbieTron ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As someone who used to work in a bio lab with lots of Petri dishes, I really had a visceral reaction to Nile rubbing his fingers all over the plates lol

    • @KysEcstacy
      @KysEcstacy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Felt that pain as a mycologist, last year had someone who was taking care of my pets while i was out of town touch a few mycelium samples i had lying around and they all got contaminated

  • @lanam4490
    @lanam4490 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I graduated from high school two years ago we had to do a research project/paper for every class. For my chem class I ended up making chlorobutanol and testing it on agar plates and I used this video to help me do the procedure, so thank you Nigel for helping me graduate! My percent yield was terrible though, 5.7%, but given that I didn't have any of this professional equipment I'm just glad it worked

  • @sergioguzman2065
    @sergioguzman2065 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel

  • @bluerie._.3021
    @bluerie._.3021 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    You know what? Nile is the only person I wouldn’t be suspicious of casually having chloroform laying around. And there’s not a lot of people that I would say that about.

    • @akuiori
      @akuiori ปีที่แล้ว

      i agree, i think he is somehow more trustworthy than those that watch his videos...including myself...lol

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's actually not all that uncommon of a lab reagent. Obviously, one uses it under a fume hood.

    • @SnakeBush
      @SnakeBush ปีที่แล้ว +1

      did you even graduate kindergarten?

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SnakeBush did you get credit for skipping every day of kindergarten?

    • @Mr371312
      @Mr371312 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Its a pretty common solvent, like ether. Media pushed it out of proportion.

  • @venirl3407
    @venirl3407 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm an undergrad Microbiologist, and I love these chemistry videos! They make my organic chemistry class so much more engaging. For the agar plates, you can actually just add a small amount of chlorobutanol in a small pellet and you'll get something called a zone of inhibition which you can actually use to measure how toxic something is to an organism. It might not be as helpful since you don't have a single culture of microbes but would still be cool to look at. Keep up the good work, you're making me want to switch to Biochemistry

  • @petkotzvetkov6528
    @petkotzvetkov6528 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice experiment Nile!

  • @suprecam9880
    @suprecam9880 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really cool video, thanks!

  • @markobulic6255
    @markobulic6255 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Please explore more antibiotic compounds like penicilin or azitromicyn. :D

  • @hajdurobert6962
    @hajdurobert6962 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    NileRed, when will you synthesize caffeine? I'm really looking forward to it.

  • @liamgimbel6389
    @liamgimbel6389 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nigel’s voice is so calming

  • @BadDadio
    @BadDadio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    NileRed videos often make me wish I chose a different profession. Keep them interesting; curiosity keeps us going.

  • @jewe37
    @jewe37 7 ปีที่แล้ว +665

    lol. youtube suggested the chlorform video to me earlier today. the alorithm really is improving.

    • @theLuigiFan0007Productions
      @theLuigiFan0007Productions 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Well, technically it's a self learning AI, so one it starts figuring things out it should improve faster and faster. Provided they don't make too many adjustments to the weighting in too little time and confuse it. Not even Google knows what the AI does inside, they just give it goals, most likely increase watch time and ad revenue, and provide it feedback such as likes, views, etc to help determine future decisions. Really complex stuff. XD

    • @jewe37
      @jewe37 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      theLuigiFan0007 they ve famously got no clue what it s doing so they just cant xD i guess it picked up on this video sitting there waiting to publish

    • @theLuigiFan0007Productions
      @theLuigiFan0007Productions 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Definitely possible, with the amount of data at it's disposal I'm not surprised at all.

    • @sciencecompliance235
      @sciencecompliance235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Literally laughed out loud.

    • @halonothing1
      @halonothing1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Really? Seems to me the algorithm is about as smart as a brain damaged child.

  • @OsirusHandle
    @OsirusHandle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Nile, Is there any chance you could do a series on manafacturing anti-biotics like Pencillin? Its a drug that seems like it would be extremely useful to manafacture in some kind of survival situation.

    • @gravyboatcaptain2292
      @gravyboatcaptain2292 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I am also interested in how medicine is created

    • @JohnSmith-tz4on
      @JohnSmith-tz4on ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thirded

    • @jordanwardan7588
      @jordanwardan7588 ปีที่แล้ว

      has penicillin been synthesized? genuine question

    • @OsirusHandle
      @OsirusHandle ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jordanwardan7588 yes but most is produced via processing grown mould

  • @Really2u
    @Really2u 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice. I find something relaxing in watching chemicals change. Don't know why.

  • @JAzzWoods-ik4vv
    @JAzzWoods-ik4vv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    >complains that No one gives the proportions
    >proceeds to not give proportions of ethanol-water mixture

  • @ThijsKops
    @ThijsKops 7 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    @nilered
    your agar plates contain to little nutrients for bacteria, using some peptone or beefbroth gives better (faster) results.

    • @chuckcrunch1
      @chuckcrunch1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      i found adding a 1cm cube of ham( for 6 dishes ) wile heat the agar(remove ham after heating ) works well for stinky arm pit and foot bacteria .

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Yeah I figured. Ill try that next time

    • @lithiumlight6128
      @lithiumlight6128 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      or just add sugar or something like that to agar ?

    • @ericmueller6836
      @ericmueller6836 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      chuckcrunch1 Thats a bit better than heading to the butcher for the ingredients to make Brain-Heart Infusion.

    • @plazmotech5969
      @plazmotech5969 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not really. Agar is itself a medium for growth. It's not hard at all to get bacterial and fungal colonies on properly dosed agar.

  • @evie5375
    @evie5375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    "we need to wait for it to cool to around 50-60°C. we don't need a thermometer or anything for this, we just need to wait until it stops hurting to touch it" me cooking

  • @migalito1955
    @migalito1955 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice.
    I read your short biography under the section 'About'. Hope you are finishing your grad degree or aim to. I know it was really important for me to do so and the long time I had waited made it a bit more challenging for a bit.

  • @tonyfigueiredo1
    @tonyfigueiredo1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is way over my head but is fun to watch need more videos plz.

  • @Archiekunst
    @Archiekunst 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is very interesting NileRed. The oil formation is what is known as Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation while the crystallization is a Liquid-Solid Phase Separation. Substances that do both LLPS and LSPS in similar conditions are very rare. Proteins are an example, they can form aggregates, crystals or droplets. Perhaps you can explore this property of chlorobutanol and discuss why it solidifies at a sudden temperature drop while 'oils out' other times?

  • @Livingreciever
    @Livingreciever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You are a genius when it comes to chemistry, You know so much! Why didnt you use salt in the ice bath to reduce the temp further? lol

  • @thatkinaboi6112
    @thatkinaboi6112 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the medical use list I need it

  • @ShOOtinGliTteR
    @ShOOtinGliTteR 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so good.

  • @mrnoob7570
    @mrnoob7570 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Today I performed this practical in my college lab

  • @nmr405
    @nmr405 4 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    the way he says “agar” and how he “infected” the plates 😂😂😂 microbiologists watching this video bout to bust a blood vessel to get this man to say “inoculated” just once

    • @GreenCaulerpa
      @GreenCaulerpa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      mrlaserguy2 Ohh yeah. Can absolutely relate to this. Another thing I have been waiting for is him adding even a little bit of luria broth or just yeast extract but nope. He „infected“ the pure agar plates and smeared them with his fingers as if he was a butcher. This made my inner microbiologist die from a stroke

    • @Toebesjoer
      @Toebesjoer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      When he didn't flip the plates when the agar had set...reeeeeeeeeee

    • @formallydehyde
      @formallydehyde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@GreenCaulerpa glad someone else cringed at the "not adding nutrients to the agar" bit lmao

    • @GreenCaulerpa
      @GreenCaulerpa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alexandra Johnson yeah, that made me cringe so hard 😅

    • @SteffiMarshall
      @SteffiMarshall 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      All wrong!! Lmao!

  • @matthewludivico1714
    @matthewludivico1714 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice demo

  • @whitefordpipeshandmadebymi7238
    @whitefordpipeshandmadebymi7238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting ! Tnx take care ! Peace ✌️ from Welland Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

  • @iskrem596
    @iskrem596 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I really liked the video, especially the experiment you did in the end. Could you test and compare multiple antimicrobial substances?

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I will be testing sulfanilamide when that video is posted

    • @iskrem596
      @iskrem596 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      NileRed Great!

  • @tammy7087
    @tammy7087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My father had no background experience in chemistry nor a formal education yet he could synthesize the perfect hypnotic sedative. He used corn, sugar, yeast, water and various other fruits or grains. Once he ran them through a device he called "the dream machine" he could hypnotize or sedate anyone with the moonshine.

    • @sixseven404
      @sixseven404 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha awesome, very cool dad. Cheers to him 🍻

  • @MikePuorro
    @MikePuorro 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoyed the bacteria test!

  • @halonothing1
    @halonothing1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In an RI lecture I saw, they demonstrated antibiotics by soaking a small piece of paper in a solution of the compound and put it in the middle of the petri dish. It makes for a really striking contrast.

  • @ceeclue7038
    @ceeclue7038 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Cool! Loving organic chemistry .

  • @RedcoatsReturn
    @RedcoatsReturn 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great videos! Long live chemistry! By the way, try using a seed crystal to avoid oiling.

  • @keithbybson4836
    @keithbybson4836 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video! Keep up the good work. Btw you are basically my chemistry teacher.

  • @jeremymcadams7743
    @jeremymcadams7743 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The bargellini reaction has this mechanism pretty well explored.

  • @raiyiar
    @raiyiar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just wanted to ask if the same reaction would be possible for other haloforms such as iodoform or bromoform and / or different ketones, such as MEK or Benzophenone.
    I don't necessarily need to hear anything about activity (sedative or inhibiting bacterial growth), although that would be a plus :)
    And of course, nobody is going to ingest anything of the probable products

  • @rueporter2253
    @rueporter2253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow, this is really great stuff. I used to be prescribed that solution, choral hydrate. It’s kinda good. Not as good as a benzodiazepine, and it’s effectiveness wears off as you build a tolerance rather swiftly. Again, this was perfect 👌🏻 to teach. Thank you. edit, and then I looked at your channel....🤯😝👍🏻I’m totally subscribed.

  • @BRYDN_NATHAN
    @BRYDN_NATHAN 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you #NileRed ☃️

  • @MisterRorschach90
    @MisterRorschach90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Either you choose reactions that use cold water extraction for convenience, or a heck of a lot of reactions use it.

  • @greensheen8759
    @greensheen8759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The power of seed crystals! Reminds me of the times I've had stuff suddenly violently boil the moment I touch it lol

  • @Itsbuckjames
    @Itsbuckjames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Can you do some experiments with ergot fungus? It would be pretty interesting!

    • @Sdnaurs
      @Sdnaurs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can vote on that one, specifically ergotamine tartarate in large quantities ahahaha

    • @0v_x0
      @0v_x0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      are people tryna get him audited by the DEA lol

    • @KGB.83
      @KGB.83 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😆 🤣 😂

  • @compresswealthdivideeconom3757
    @compresswealthdivideeconom3757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Scratching the inner part of the beaker with a glass stirring rod may induce crystallization.

  • @kylehayes6432
    @kylehayes6432 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    When using ice bath smear a layer on tooth paste on the pyrex dish then lightly rinse. You won't have to keep wiping the dish.

  • @jarrod0987
    @jarrod0987 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow, the stuff you can find on TH-cam.

  • @JamesRyhl
    @JamesRyhl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    so when are we getting a video on making methamphetamine

    • @bsadewitz
      @bsadewitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is one of those things where one probably shouldn't be doing it if you need an instructional video.

    • @coreysayre1376
      @coreysayre1376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@bsadewitz Perhaps, but there's an argument to be made that if the crazy traphouse next door had access to educational how to videos the chance that I get blown up as collateral damage might decrease.

    • @bsadewitz
      @bsadewitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@coreysayre1376 Oh, well, why didn't you say so? ;-)

    • @bsadewitz
      @bsadewitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@coreysayre1376What I meant, though, is that anyone who knows enough chemistry to carry that out would know which reference materials to consult for anything they'd ever want to know, just as a chef would know how to find and prepare a recipe from a cookbook. Honestly, it might be a better use of your time to find information on proper lab technique and safety precautions.

    • @coreysayre1376
      @coreysayre1376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@bsadewitz I get what your saying. More than anything my comment was meant as in half jest, half contempt for the failure that is prohibition in all it's forms. Ppl who wanna do drugs, will. The real collateral damage is that as a supposedly free American, I cant do the things I enjoy the most in life, as parts of them gradually are regulated out of reach.
      Sorry for the tangent--How humans have not figured out that prohibition invariably has the opposite of intended effect, especially when there is hard scientific showing this--This vexes me greatly.

  • @yashkatyan8214
    @yashkatyan8214 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    as an IIT JEE aspirant i have studied this stuff in high school (theory only) in organic chem.....love to see this stuff happening in front of my eyes

  • @HermCore
    @HermCore 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know a damn thing about chemistry, but I really find it fascinating & ur vids are great. I think ur Diomand water vid was the 1st 1 I saw, very entertaining & interesting

  • @scarakus
    @scarakus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Shit, I thought you were gonna test it's hypnotic properties...

  • @kurama5485
    @kurama5485 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Hello Nile Red, good work as always :) If chlorobutanol tends to sublimate, it may be a good idea to purify it by sublimation instead of recrystallization, to increase the final yield (there's no solvent that has to be evaporated away and there's no loss of product), am I wrong?

    • @christianterrill3503
      @christianterrill3503 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Daniele Mirante good idea!

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That might be an idea. I just dont have a proper sublimation (cold finger) setup, so I felt recryst was easier. But yeah, it is definitely a viable and probably better option

    • @kurama5485
      @kurama5485 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NileRed yeah, I understand, I need so much glassware that I haven't got to prepare so many compounds I'd like to prepare! Anyway, thank you for the answer :)

    • @GoldleafScientific
      @GoldleafScientific 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      email your shipping address to goldleaflabs@gmail.com. Ill send you a bunch of free glassware

    • @kurama5485
      @kurama5485 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Goldleaf Scientific Are you sure? I'm from Italy ahahaha

  • @AwfulErik
    @AwfulErik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would actually love seeing Chloral Hydrate done as I have need some for Metzler's Reagent.

  • @1978garfield
    @1978garfield 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I guessed Chloral Hydrate.
    I wasn't too far off.
    It has interested me ever since I found out Hank Williams used and abused it to try to get some sleep. (He had chronic back pain that kept him awake).
    Chloral Hydrate also shows up in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer books as "Knock Out Drops" a time or 2.

  • @mo0od749
    @mo0od749 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    But doesn't the purity of the product decrease if you cool it down too quickly?
    and cool video dude, keep up the great job!

  • @HeaanLasai
    @HeaanLasai 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For future tests:
    Agar must have a separate nutrient added.

  • @censusgary
    @censusgary ปีที่แล้ว

    Chloral hydrate was the active ingredient in the infamous “knockout drops” that were used to “shanghai” sailors and so forth, circa 1900.

  • @Locane256
    @Locane256 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating!

  • @drakoz254
    @drakoz254 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Nile I love your videos! I googled this and I found something super fucking cool. Apparently it makes sea urchins start the process of birth without fertilization. Thought I'd share.

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I totally forgot to talk about that!

    • @drakoz254
      @drakoz254 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I really don't understand any of the process involved, but that is just incredibly interesting to me. have a nice day!

    • @mafiainsane7198
      @mafiainsane7198 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eloquen that's really interesting. Shit like this just amazes me, crazy how things work.

  • @spookywizard4980
    @spookywizard4980 7 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    how the f**k do you keep finding interesting compounds to synthesize that are SO SIMPLE. Every single thing I look up requires some next level chemicals like some coked up enzyme that won a Nobel prize to synthesize 😤

    • @AC0KG
      @AC0KG 7 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Spooky Wizard it helps to research inventions from the 1700s through early 1900s. Lots of intetesting tech from that time period is now achievable in the home lab.

    • @spookywizard4980
      @spookywizard4980 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      AC0KG Where to start?

    • @AC0KG
      @AC0KG 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Spooky Wizard depends on what you are interested in. A good option is to just read about notable chemists from the 1800s. When you see something interesting, see if you can find Royal Society publications on the topic. When you find something that looks good, look it up on Wikipedia and published papers to see what the modern methods are. Also there several forums for amateur chemistry where you can read other people's ideas and get input from lots of very knowledgeable people.

    • @spookywizard4980
      @spookywizard4980 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      AC0KG thanks! that's a good idea. I've been looking at sciencemadness haha it is pretty useful

    • @NileRed
      @NileRed  7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      I just stumble on them. I keep reading about one thing and then it mentions something else.

  • @lepompier132
    @lepompier132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's the stuff they used in the time of my grand parents and great grand parents. That stuff clearly worked as an antibacterial product even if it's consired toxic to todays standard, but back then they used stuff that help. But in the last 20 years these product vanish to be replaced by nothing or by fancy cleaners. Who remembers Pinesol, that stuff can desinfect and clean in the same process. I remember when I went to the store last spring, the shelves with all the modern cleaning products were all emply, the only shelf that had something was the shelf with bottles of Pinesol. This genration won't use popular products that were used to clean in the 50's 60's, 70's and 80's up to mid 90's. The amazing thing these few old cleaning products are still available today. And the few that are still out there still work great.

  • @cegda5886
    @cegda5886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Add some nutrient to your agar and you'll see growth much faster. 3-6% is usually ideal. It can be anything from light malt extract, to brown rice flour, to dog food

  • @braedonlackovic1776
    @braedonlackovic1776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "Chloroform recipe in description"
    *Me skipping this video and going straight to that one*

    • @BlooCollaGal
      @BlooCollaGal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Turns out it's just super easy to make

    • @dukem8774
      @dukem8774 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tldr?

  • @ellomdian
    @ellomdian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Agar? When did Nile start doing Bio?!? :)

  • @grahamconquer4934
    @grahamconquer4934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much

  • @danielcurtis1434
    @danielcurtis1434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my god I made some of this as a kid using homemade chloroform. I was 16 or 17. It definitely knocks you out good!!!