[Guitarmaniac86]

After years of extensive research, my research group has finally succeeded in expanding the valency of the carbon atom to allow 6 bonds!

Here is what we made:



First we took the dibenzyl alkyn and cooled it to -196C then using palladium and rhenium, we managed to force the d orbitals on the carbon into accepting the hydrogens on the positions shown. Cold NMR studies revealed that the protons were indeed bound and further reactions with bromine proved the alkyne was present when we isolated the tetra bromo product.

We went back to the drawing board and re-synthesised the compound shown and using ESR and some X-RD we proved the protons were present and bound to the alkyn using the d shells on carbon.

We have decided to call this compound A. Stulti.

[Arkcon]

You picked the wrong day to make an impressive announcement such as this one ...

[discodermolide]

Nice, grats to all.
Look froward to reading the publication 

[kriggy]

Well, this makes much more sense now :-D


For those who doesnt speak Czech: its a propagation poster of College of chemical technology in Prague that is being used now. We were thikinking that its just mistake but it looks some great reasearch is going on there.

[Alwin Kristen]

Lol is this a joke?

[kriggy]

Well, Im not sure. I wasnt brave enough to ask on their facebook page :-D Im not sure how to word it because I want to mock them a bit but I dont want to be rude at the same time.

[Guitarmaniac86]

Well, Im not sure. I wasnt brave enough to ask on their facebook page :-D Im not sure how to word it because I want to mock them a bit but I dont want to be rude at the same time.

Make fake Facebook account.

Ask.

Problem solved.

[orthoformate]

Is this an April fools?

I'm not to great with this sort of chemistry, I thought Carbon atoms didn't have D orbitals.

if this isn't april fools, please send the DOI ASAP! I am very curious

[orthoformate]

 
A. Stulti = A. fools in latin.. i'm such a dummy

[Arkcon]

A. Stulti = A. fools in latin.. i'm such a dummy

Don't feel bad, I had to Google.  But I had the suspicious Fry image ready for anything on that day.

[Rutherford]

After years of extensive research, my research group has finally succeeded in expanding the valency of the carbon atom to allow 6 bonds!

Here is what we made:



First we took the dibenzyl alkyn and cooled it to -196C then using palladium and rhenium, we managed to force the d orbitals on the carbon into accepting the hydrogens on the positions shown. Cold NMR studies revealed that the protons were indeed bound and further reactions with bromine proved the alkyne was present when we isolated the tetra bromo product.

We went back to the drawing board and re-synthesised the compound shown and using ESR and some X-RD we proved the protons were present and bound to the alkyn using the d shells on carbon.

We have decided to call this compound A. Stulti.

You sir deserved a snack. +1

[kriggy]

Well, Im not sure. I wasnt brave enough to ask on their facebook page :-D Im not sure how to word it because I want to mock them a bit but I dont want to be rude at the same time.

Make fake Facebook account.

Ask.

Problem solved.

Actualy I asked them, and got vague answer by admin that this poster is no longer used but friend of mine who is VSCHT told me that students caused quite an outrage because of this masterpiece