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“Visual Signatures” Photo by Spiros Kitsinelis The visual signatures of different gases and vapors in low-pressure discharges |
“50 Shades of Cobalt” Photo by Frank T. Edelmann Collection of cobalt(III) complexes
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“Curiosity” Photo by Anastasios Papavasileiou Maybe curiosity killed the cat—the scientist still lives with it! |
“Complementary Colors” Photo by Julia Bader Reflection of a window frame in a flask with crystals |
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“Blue Vortex” Photo by Julia Bader Rapid stirring of a blue solution |
“Gluing Colors” Photo by Stefanie Neufeld-Busse Acrylic paint on a mixture of glues |
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“Red Shadows” Photo by B. Vlachova and A. Novotna Rychtecka Biological samples for extraction |
“Fluorescent Dyes 1” Photo by Bernard Valeur Fluorescent dyes slowly dissolving in a glycerol/ethanol mixture: fluorescein (yellow-green), rhodamine 101 (red), rhodamine 6G (orange), pyranine (blue), illumination by a UV-lamp |
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“Fluorescent Dyes 2”
Photo by Bernard Valeur Fluorescent dyes slowly dissolving in a glycerol/ethanol mixture: fluorescein (yellow-green), rhodamine 101 (red), rhodamine 6G (orange), pyranine (blue), illumination by a UV-lamp |
“Fluorescent Dyes 3”
Photo by Bernard Valeur Fluorescent dyes slowly dissolving in a glycerol/ethanol mixture: fluorescein (yellow-green), rhodamine 101 (red), rhodamine 6G (orange), pyranine (blue), illumination by a UV-lamp |
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“Colorful Derivatization” Photo by Matthias Hempe Vials containing solutions of a series of photoluminescent emitter material derivatives for OLED applications |
“Pillow Fight” Photo by Gregory York and Alfred Y. Lee A microscopic image of an organic cocrystal of a small molecule pharmaceutical compound; the ‘feather-like’ crystals were obtained via crystallization from the melt |
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“Only yoU” Photo by Markus Zegke Highly air- and moisture-sensitive uranium(III) (blue) and uranium(IV) (green) compounds crystallizing side-by-side in an NMR tube, seen through a microscope |
“Fake Rainbow” Photo by Norbert Kemnitzer The mixed-up colors of the rainbow are accidentally obtained during the column chromatography of an unknown reaction product |
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“Wide Range – which one to choose?” Photo by Norbert Kemnitzer A wide range of different colored bands are obtained during the column chromatography of a fluorescent dye; additional illumination by UV-light |
“Twenty Shades of Orange” Photo by Norbert Kemnitzer Fractions of a column chromatography |
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“Snow White” Photo by Norbert Kemnitzer Organic compound crystallizing in a fractal-like manner upon evaporation of the solvent; viewed through the neck of the round-bottom flask |
“Rose Red” Photo by Norbert Kemnitzer Organic dye-stuff after incomplete evaporation of the solvent; viewed through the neck of the round-bottom flask, it looks like an endoscopic insight into the digestive system |
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“UV Argentum” Photo by Christian Schmitz Ag particles generated by a photochemical reaction under UV light |
“Near Infrared Polymers” Photo by Christian Schmitz Polymerization induced by near-infrared light and green-colored absorbers |
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“Milky Way” Photo by ReAcTiON team Using colors to depict the dispersion of milk’s fatty acids due to its contact with dish soap, creating stellar-like surfaces |
“Glowing for Chemistry” Photo by Laurence Schmitz The calcite crystal represents inorganic chemistry; the super yellow represents organic chemistry; the bright blue aesculin of the chestnut branch represents biochemistry; all together they glow for the colorful world of chemistry! |
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“Colorful Milk” Photo by Laurence Schmitz Milk with different indicators |
“Hot to cold?” Photo by Markus Plaumann Microscopic image after crystallization of an organic substrate |
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“Under Construction” Photo by Markus Plaumann Microscopic image after crystallization of an organic dye |
“Curtisin in Aceton” Photo by Martin Bröckelmann Dedicated to Wolfgang Steglich on the occasion of his 85th birthday (see also Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 23, 4856–4863, https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.200400519) |
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