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Specialty Chemistry Forums => Citizen Chemist => Topic started by: Jiro on April 14, 2005, 01:39:11 AM

Title: Using your nose.
Post by: Jiro on April 14, 2005, 01:39:11 AM

Have you ever been tested for your knowledge of the smells of organic compounds at school? And ya... doesn't Toulene smell like plastic cement? Butyric acid smells like rotten wet goat? hahahaha

Title: Re:Using your nose.
Post by: ATMyller on April 14, 2005, 03:42:40 AM

There are some compounds that are easily recognizable by their smell (etc. some esthers), but IMO sniffing is not very healthy way to analyze anykind of chemicals, especially organic solvents.