0% Yield Moment

0% Yield Moment
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The four stages of organic chemistry heartbreak! First, the excitement of planning to synthesize a Grignard reagent (that magical organometallic compound that makes carbon-carbon bonds possible). Then, the ambitious plan to use it for converting a carbonyl into an alcohol - textbook chemistry that should work beautifully. Fast forward three hours... no solid precipitates after extraction. Twice. The character's expression perfectly captures that soul-crushing moment when you realize your reaction yielded absolutely nothing despite following the procedure religiously. That's chemistry for you - sometimes the only thing you synthesize is disappointment and a great story for your lab notebook.

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