Channel: NileRed

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: chemistrysynthesiscolornilerednilechangeliquidscolorsbrookers merocyanineredmoedorganic chemistrysciencesolventsolvatochromismorganicnile red

Description: For this video, I decided to make Brooker’s Merocyanine, also called MOED, which exhibits solvatochromism. This means that it its color changes drastically, depending on the solvent that it’s dissolved in. I thought this effect was really cool and I wanted to try it out myself. Also, chemical companies sell it for hundreds of dollars a gram, and I wanted to see how much cheaper I could make it for. References: • Procedure: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed054p709 • Article Reference: cdn-pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja971477m Special thanks to my Patron Jean-Pierre Ribreau (who I forgot to add to the final credit, I'm sorry!!), Nile talks about lab safety: youtu.be/ftACSEJ6DZA ------------------------------------------- • NileRed Store: nilered.tv/store • Patreon: patreon.com/nilered • NileRed Newsletter: nile.red/home#newsletter ------------------------------------------- • Discord: nilered.tv/discord • Facebook: facebook.com/NileRed2 • Instagram: instagram.com/nile.red • Snapchat: nilered.tv/snapchat • TikTok: tiktok.com/@nilered • Twitter: twitter.com/NileRed2 ------------------------------------------- Music in credits (Walker by SORRYSINES): soundcloud.com/sorrysines/walker -------------------------------------------