Projects for the Amateur Chemist
There is no doubt that amateur chemistry is a fulfilling and worthwile hobby - there are tens of thousands of possibilities for projects for one to complete. Here are a few examples of projects that have been popular amongst the home chemistry community; all of these have been written and compiled by experienced amateur scientists from the Sciencemadness.org website.
Preparation of Hydrazine Sulfate
Preparation of Methyl Salicylate
Preparation of Benzene
Conversion of PET into terephthalic acid
Many other projects can be found on the forums listed on the Resources page of this website.
There are also dedicated websites for experiment ideas and instructions - the most popular are Practical Chemistry (Nuffield Education), which features experiments from all aspects of the science, and OrgSyn, which, as its name implies, focuses exclusively on organic preparations, syntheses, tests and more.
Preparation of Hydrazine Sulfate
Preparation of Methyl Salicylate
Preparation of Benzene
Conversion of PET into terephthalic acid
Many other projects can be found on the forums listed on the Resources page of this website.
There are also dedicated websites for experiment ideas and instructions - the most popular are Practical Chemistry (Nuffield Education), which features experiments from all aspects of the science, and OrgSyn, which, as its name implies, focuses exclusively on organic preparations, syntheses, tests and more.