The best method for preparing nonhalogenated cyclopropanes is the Simmon-Smith reaction. This reaction, first investigated at the Du Pont company, does not involve a free carbene. Rather, it utilizes a carbenoid—a reagent with carbene-like reactivity. When diiodomethane is treated with a specially prepared zinc-copper alloy, (iodomethyl) zinc iodide, is formed […] Read more

I rarely do this but; I went to the grocery story with my wife,the other day. She love’s that isle with all the different “Tea’s” in it. I thought what the heck, I’ll look around; and I found this one called Throat Coat, (make ‘slurping’ noise) Mmmm. It’s pretty good, has a licorice-y flavor to […] Read more

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Your cell phone is vibrating… again. There are 40 unanswered e-mails in your inbox, and your boss has marked 3 as URGENT! Stress has been a dominant feature of our way-too-busy lives for decades, but with the increase of noise, lights, and sounds in our 24/7 world, life can be overwhelming. Now there is a […] Read more

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Poem: Theocritus – A Villanelle O singer of Persephone! In the dim meadows desolate Dost thou remember Sicily? Still through the ivy flits the bee Where Amaryllis lies in state; O Singer of Persephone! Simaetha calls on Hecate And hears the wild dogs at the gate; Dost thou remember Sicily? Still by the light and […] Read more