Make a glow stick reaction with real chemicals

Title: Make a glow stick reaction with real chemicals

Added: Jan 10, 2009

Author: NurdRage

Duration: 1:58

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How to make a glow stick reaction with real chemicals. Not a fake like mountain dew.Check our other glow stick videos too:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwi5M1nk6fQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUCdGMeTveMFinally, how to make TCPO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViJknvEEEOAThe glowstick reaction is made using a diphenyl oxalate derivative known as bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)oxalate or TCPO. Additional ingredients include ethyl acetate as a solvent, sodium acetate as a base, 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene to give it the green color, and hydrogen peroxide to react with the TCPO and create light. The exact proportions are:15mL of ethyl acetate 3mg of 9,10-bis(phenyethynyl) anthracene 1g of sodium acetate 800mg of TCPO 3mL of hydrogen peroxide added last to initiate the reaction.The exact same process is used in glow sticks. This is NOT mountain dew. Mountain dew cannot glow like this, it does not have the crucial TCPO chemical or any chemical like that.The reaction will glow in the dark for several minutes if you use ethyl acetate as the solvent. It will glow for several hours if you use diethyl phthalate as the solvent.To make it glow different colors, a different fluorescent dye can be used. The dye is a requirement, it will not glow without a dye.Thanks for watching!Please subscribe, rate and comment!P.S.We make most of our chemicals or buy them from Alfa Aesar.For a full explanation of the chemistry with all the mind-blowing details visit the webpage at: http://sites.google.com/site/nurdrage/chemistry-experiments/how-to-make-a-glow-stick-with-real-chemicals

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