12-07-03 07:40
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(Hive Bee)
12-07-03 07:46
No 475153
There are many routes of synthesis, some involve more steps but have advantages in other areas. Some are easier, or quicker, or involve over-the-counter items, or aren't as smelly, or a person just doesn't have the equipment for the logistically simpler but practically more complex reactions.
Go read rhodium's archive.
over and under, then back to the start
this sidewalk's bottom is the same as its top
(Chief Bee)
12-07-03 19:28
No 475229
Post 473907 (Rhodium: "Different routes - different starting materials", Chemistry Discourse)