#superacids

[illuminatingfacts]

Did you know? 🧪 Superacids like fluoroantimonic acid are millions of times stronger than 100% sulfuric acid! 🔥 Handle with care (or not at all). 😅

[teachersource]

George Andrew Olah was born on May 22, 1927. A Hungarian-American chemist, his research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 “for his contribution to carbocation chemistry.” In particular, his search for stable nonclassical carbocations led to the discovery of protonated methane stabilized by superacids. Because these cations were able to be stabilized, scientists could now use infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study them in greater depth, as well as use them as catalysts in organic synthesis reactions.

[unapologeticlea-blog]

Haul box #3 - is from the brilliant @spacenkusa! A replacement @reviveskincareofficial Moisturizing Renewal Cream. I didn't realize how much I loved this ReVive cream until I was completely out of it! 😪 that will NEVER happen again! My second purchase was a brand I've wanted to try for quite a while @rodialskincare Super Acids x-treme acid rush peel and I can't wait to give it a go! @mandydavismua the @rodialskincare is one of the items you and I chatted about. I'll let you know how it works! * #rodial #rodialskincare #superacidsxtremeacidrushpeel #superacidsrodial #superacids #revive #reviveus #revivemoisturizingrenewalcream #moisturizingrenewalcream #spacenk #spacenkusa

[unapologeticlea-blog]

Haul box #3 - is from the brilliant @spacenkusa! A replacement @reviveskincareofficial Moisturizing Renewal Cream. I didn't realize how much I loved this ReVive cream until I was completely out of it! 😪 that will NEVER happen again! My second purchase was a brand I've wanted to try for quite a while @rodialskincare Super Acids x-treme acid rush peel and I can't wait to give it a go! @mandydavismua the @rodialskincare is one of the items you and I chatted about. I'll let you know how it works! * #rodial #rodialskincare #superacidsxtremeacidrushpeel #superacidsrodial #superacids #revive #reviveus #revivemoisturizingrenewalcream #moisturizingrenewalcream #spacenk #spacenkusa

[firelizardkimi]

New obsession

Superacids.

I am absolutely freaked out by strong acids (sulfuric, nitric, hydrochloric, etc.). They can do all sorts of fun things like turn your weak carboxylic acids into esters in the presence of a primary alcohol and burn your skin (okay, that's probably not so fun). According to Wikipedia (great source, right?), that pH of 0-1 is about -12 on the Hammett acidity function scale (no, I don't really understand it, because you get to it by doing math using the logs and stuff).

Then there are these superacids, like fluoroantimonate. It doesn't have a reported pH because it would be lower than 0. It comes in at -31 on the Hammett scale. That's about 2.5 times as strong as sulfuric acid on a logarithmic scale. I don't even know how to write out how much stronger that is. It can do things normal acids can't do. It can add protons to hydrocarbons. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, FOLLOWERS.

God, this is so exciting. And it all came about from me watching last week's episode of Doctor Who, called "The Rebel Flesh," and then reading tumblr user @panasonicyouth's blog (Mark Watches) review of said episode, in which he asked about the abilities of acid and someone responded in the comments with SUPERACIDS.