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[edit] Cerimetry

Hi Rifleman, good job for the chemistry articles! Would you mind taking a look at the very first article I just have created on Cerimetry? It is still a temporary subpage (not published yet); I've just created the page today. Your contribution would be appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance, Burgundy111 —Preceding undated comment added 23:40, 6 May 2011 (UTC).

Very nice, great work! I think it's ready to go live. You can use the "move" function on top to move it onto the mainspace. Just a thought - for a relatively established procedure, perhaps you can find one or two general references which talk about it? Some reference text, possibly focused on analytical chemistry? --Rifleman 82 (talk) 03:08, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Please be more careful...

when you remove unreferenced material. When you removed unsourced material from Cadmium stearate you removed the referenced part "It is carcinogen". Sorry that the message was very late. ~~EBE123~~ talkContribs 20:15, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

That it is a carcinogen is not particularly notable. The state of New Jersey is not really an authority with regard to a compound's carcinogenicity or lack thereof. If anything, that nugget should go into the chembox. We tend not to have such standalone sections unless there is really something to say. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 23:12, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Componds templates

Hi Rifleman 82,

I am not a chemist. I have just occasionally found that there are some elements left behind, without relevant compound templates. So, I have just mapped the empty space by copypasting :)) That was my sole motivation. I would be happy if a professional chemist have these new patterns checked. IMHO, yes, some formulas are too long, and names would be more useful.

Cheers from Moscow, Lamro (talk) 04:58, 13 May 2011 (UTC) 04:54, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for getting back. I'll go take a look this weekend. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 14:04, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Templates

Hi there,

I keep on creating compound templates for rare elements and have mixed links among the following:

May you restore correct links for first two ones and delete the last ones? I need help.

Cheers, Lamro (talk) 12:41, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

I think I got it. Let me know if you need anything. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 16:53, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
Pls, delete Template:Re compounds and Template:Ro compounds. Lamro (talk) 21:00, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

What's the problem with {{Re compounds}}? --Rifleman 82 (talk) 21:29, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

According to [Category:Chemistry compounds templates], the proper template name should be {{Rhenium compounds}}. Therefore, {{Re compounds}} should be deleted. Pls, make sure that the content is reallocated to {{Rhenium compounds}}. Thanks for sorting out the mess that I have occasionally created. Best regards! Lamro (talk) 07:21, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Image Deletion

A deletion discussion has just been created at Category talk:Unclassified Chemical Structures, which may involve one or more orphaned chemical structures, that has you user name in the upload history. Please feel free to add your comments.  Ronhjones  (Talk) 23:04, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Thionyl chloride image deletion

This MSDS ([1]) states that SOCl2 can be yellow or even reddish. Why did you delete the picture of yellowish thionyl chloride in a vial? --Chemicalinterest aka 98.221.179.18 (talk) 22:10, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

I suppose some commercially available material may be colored, but the pure material is colorless. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 22:25, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Preparation of BCDMH.png

It looks like there is an error in File:Preparation of BCDMH.png which you created. The central structure should not have the chlorine atom in it. Can you please correct it? Thank you. ChemNerd (talk) 18:44, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Also, I wonder if maybe the order of reaction is incorrect. It seems to me that using a weak base such as K2CO3 in the first step would lead to reaction at the more acidic imide nitrogen, and then the second reaction at the less acidic amide nitrogen would require the stronger base NaOH. As the reaction is drawn, I would expect to get an isomeric product. What do you think? ChemNerd (talk) 18:49, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for dropping me a note. Yes, I made a mistake in the first reaction product. I don't disagree with your reasoning, but let me check again in the morning. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 03:48, 6 July 2011 (UTC) I've fixed the error in the image. I've looked at Ullmann's again, and its cited article [2], and indeed the bromination occurs at the amide nitrogen before the imide. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 22:02, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the image, and thanks for taking the time to double check the reference. There seems to be something wrong with the way the image displays though. In both the thumbnail and in the larger image displayed at BCDMH, I still see the older version, and not the corrected one. I tried clearing my browser's cache, and also appending "?action=purge" to the url and reloading (both the article page and the image page on Commons) but nothing seems to help. Any ideas? ChemNerd (talk) 19:02, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Quick and dirty method: I changed the image width and it re-drew the image in the cache. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 19:15, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

There's a known bug in the thumbnailer related to new revisions of images uploaded to existing-image filenames. Tech folks are working on it. DMacks (talk) 19:18, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
It looks fine in the article now, which is all that matters at this point I guess. ChemNerd (talk) 20:51, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Pls, review the new article

Hi! I have created a new article about the chemical reaction of transalkylation. I am not a chemist but happened to be involved in a large-scale petrochemical project. The reaction is employed to manufacture p-xylene from BTX blend of hydrocarbons. I know from my previous interaction with you that you are a chemistry expert. May I ask you to review the stub? With best wishes, Lamro (talk) 08:56, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I am not an expert, but I've taken a look and tweaked it a little. I don't think that patents are the best references for this technology. I'll look at it again if I have more time. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 21:59, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Sanity check request

[edit] A beer for you!

Export hell seidel steiner.png Thanks for reviewing my article! Lamro (talk) 08:29, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Fluorine reaction picture

Do you work with fluorine? (Not asking you to, if you do not do so normally, given the need for care on dryness and the like.) Looking to get a picture (video better) of fluorine gas impinging on something relatively unreactive and causing flames and the like.TCO (reviews needed) 17:31, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

No I don't, sorry. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 21:43, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Selectfluor

Rifleman 82 - thanks for the tweaks to the Selectfluor page, to recognize the Air Products trademark. I would like to make more edits to the page to list the proper patents for both the composition and applications, however I'm not well versed in Wikis. As you can proablay see this was the first edit I've ever made - one has to start somewhere. I work for Air Products and we want correct, complete, and accurate infromation on Wikipedia regarding our products. Any suggestions on first step?

One last thing is there a way to add the (R) to the title? I could not find the symbol in the availabe options. Thanks

Caligijg (talk) 20:02, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

We don't use the TM or R symbols in Wikipedia (MOS:TM). Unless the patent discloses how this product is manufactured, and is thus used as a reference, I don't think it needs to be included. Patents tend to be rather speculative; we prefer secondary sources like books and review articles which can provide more context. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 21:00, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

It's great that your company is interested in contributing to Wikipedia, do take a look at WP:COI. For example, you are encouraged to explicitly state your affiliation on your user page, to be upfront about it. You will also need to be very careful about how you edit, to avoid any accusations of bias or promotion. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 21:03, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Richard F. Heck (at talk:ceyockey)

Hello -- I responded on my talk page; see User talk:Ceyockey#Richard F. Heck. --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 00:52, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Tolman

How do I get a caption on the Tolman picture to indicate that it is from 1976? Or could you do it for me? Littelinfo (talk) 00:46, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Nickel carbonyl

Of course you're right that there are many metal carbonyls. Nickel is the only volatile one at 50 C, and I have the distinct feeling that some iron carbonyl is formed if the temp gets too high, and lowers the purity of the nickel. It turns out to be a very complex subject and Mond investigated all kinds of carbonyls in the 1890s. Thanks for keeping it honest-- there should be some simple way of putting this, as soon as I find out if the iron carbonyl is formed but not vaporized, or if there's something about the kinetics at 50 C that keeps much of it from being formed at all. SBHarris 14:38, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

I've made some changes. Tell me what you think? --Rifleman 82 (talk) 19:49, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Pretty important discussion on template

I left a similar message on Materialscientist, but I think that the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemicals is fairly important and that experienced editors should comment so that we can revise or recommit to our manual of style. The history records show the potential impact. If you have the time... --Smokefoot (talk) 10:37, 14 September 2011 (UTC) Thanks for pointing this out. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 03:49, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] Emamectin

Worked up the references, please proofread. Also take a look at discussion page. 70.137.153.47 (talk) 07:20, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Lesquerolic acid

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I award you this barn star for rising to the challenge of turning a non-chemists attempt at a chemistry article into something that belongs on Wikipedia, with nary a word of criticism. Well done! Waitak (talk) 04:06, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Thanks. It's my pleasure. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 16:24, 16 November 2011 (UTC)


[edit] All files in category Unclassified Chemical Structures listed for deletion

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[edit] Coffee furanone

ADDED NOTE: NEVER MIND IT HAS JUST BEEN FIXED!

Dear rifleman82, The structure of Coffee furanone (2-methyltetrahydrofuran-3-one) in the ChemBox is wrong. can you fix please?. The keto and methyl groups should change places. This is not a lactone, but a cyclic keto ether. It is a derivative of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran with a keto group in the 3-position (meta to the oxygen of the ring). — Preceding unsigned comment added by George.kvakovszky (talk • contribs) 22:56, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Boron thing

Hi and thanks for the cooperation on various articles lately. For some reason, the author of the hydroboration article is reverting. This editor does not understand that he/she does not own the article. Most likely they are upset that their work was redistributed around various other places, perhaps because this is a school assignment (my guess). I have tried to communicate with him/her, to not effect. So please join me in monitoring Hydroboration–oxidation reaction, Hydroboration, and Metal-catalysed hydroboration. My main message is to thank you though.--Smokefoot (talk) 22:06, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

You're very welcome. no problem, I'll keep an eye on it. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 22:14, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Pd-chem listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Template:Pd-chem. Since you had some involvement with the Template:Pd-chem redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). Sfan00 IMG (talk) 18:42, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

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[edit] Transition metal oxo complex

I am not sure if I can make this change by cut and paste, so I wanted to check with you and ask your help. I propose a noncontroversial change of Oxo ligand to Transition metal oxo complex, which is a redirect to the former. We have a number of articles entitled "Transition metal ... complex" so this shift seems logical. Thanks for your continuing help around here.--Smokefoot (talk) 23:54, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

I'll move the article. I've written an article or two on "metal ... complex", such as metal salen complex and metal bis(trimethylsilyl)amide, etc. I imagine oxo complexes of main group elements are rare, and there are other "TM ... complex" articles too. I'm wondering if those "TM ... complex" articles should eventually be moved to "metal ... complex". --Rifleman 82 (talk) 00:27, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I wondered the same thing. We could create "main group salen." I figured the best way would be to base the title on the main theme, then mention in a section "related classes of compounds", e.g. the main group salem derivatives. Thanks for your help and comments. --Smokefoot (talk) 06:10, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
Do you mind taking a look at metal halides? Thanks. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 20:49, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

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[edit] ASEAN kecil

the concept of ASEAN kecil seems not to have been much more than a (good?) idea. I couldn't find anything substantial on it now so I have PRODed it... As always: feel free to remove if you think it is notable... Cheers! L.tak (talk) 18:25, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

I agree it is a poorly defined, little-discussed term, but it still crops up every now and then, e.g. [3]. I thought of how to incorporate it in ASEAN but it doesn't seem to fit well without more references. I'll just redirect it. Redirects are cheap, and it is not an unhelpful redirect. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 19:45, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

[edit] MSU Interview

Dear Rifleman 82,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


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[edit] Your comments are requested on the CHEMMOS

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