Turning Cinnamon into Benzaldehyde to Make DEA-Banned Dr.Pepper

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  • Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
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    In this video I extract cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon and turn it into benzaldehyde to make a semi-legal Dr.Pepper while my lab becomes one with cinnamon powder.
    Also, it turns out that my tastebuds are retarded because almost everyone in the comments says that Dr.Pepper does not taste like cherry, sorry for the mistake.
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    My very original counterfit Dr.Pepper recipe:
    Ingredients:
    100ml of water
    21g of sugar
    30mg of caffeine (optional)
    A few ml of vanilla flavoring
    10ml of lemon juice or a few grams of citric acid
    0,5 ml of benzaldehyde
    200ml (or more) of carbonated water
    Dark brown food coloring
    Mix all the ingredients together except the carbonated water and shake them to make sure that everything is dissolved, then add the carbonated water and enjoy.
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    0:00 Intro
    3:04 Extracting Cinnamaldehyde From Cinnamon Using Steam Distillation
    7:40 Turning Cinnamldehyde Into Benzaldehyde Using Retro Aldol Condensation
    13:09 Making My Own Dr.Pepper
    15:07 Big Thanks to Brilliant for Sponsoring this Video!
    15:53 Outro
    #chemistry
    #experiment
    #beautiful
    #demosntration
    #science
    #interesting
    #cinnamon
    #fire
    This video was sponsored by Brilliant.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 275

  • @Amateur.Chemistry
    @Amateur.Chemistry  6 місяців тому +6

    To try everything Brilliant has to offer-free-for a full 30 days, visit brilliant.org/AmateurChemistry . The first 200 of you will get 20% off Brilliant’s annual premium subscription.
    Thank you all very much for watching!

    • @QIKUGAMES-QIKU
      @QIKUGAMES-QIKU 5 місяців тому +1

      It tastes like cherry cough syrup to me to ! Always has.. 😅

  • @matiastripaldi406
    @matiastripaldi406 6 місяців тому +239

    "has a strong gasoline taste, probably because of the engine oil" E&F would be proud

    • @haruhisuzumiya6650
      @haruhisuzumiya6650 5 місяців тому +3

      Explosions and fire

    • @jtcustomknives
      @jtcustomknives 5 місяців тому

      I came down here for this comment

    • @rhystapscott
      @rhystapscott 5 місяців тому +4

      The fact that tar was mentioned E&F would definitely be proud

    • @stutterpunk9573
      @stutterpunk9573 5 місяців тому

      @@haruhisuzumiya6650 we know

  • @simontillson482
    @simontillson482 6 місяців тому +91

    For food-grade stuff, just use olive oil (or even canola oil) instead of grease. Works just as well, and doesn’t taste of gasoline!

    • @jtjames79
      @jtjames79 5 місяців тому +8

      Coconut oil is always nice in anything sweet.

    • @LoveClassicMusic0205
      @LoveClassicMusic0205 5 місяців тому +4

      What about petroleum jelly (Vaseline)?

    • @darksu6947
      @darksu6947 5 місяців тому +6

      ​@@LoveClassicMusic0205Delicious!

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 5 місяців тому +13

      @@LoveClassicMusic0205 You're going to drink Dr. Pepper, not fuck him!

    • @camillosteuss
      @camillosteuss 5 місяців тому +2

      refined coconut butter works best, it has no smell nor taste, is food grade and tolerates heat decently... It`s a great cutting lubricant for machine operations in steel and alu... Virgin coconut butter also works, and it smells lovely, but it is more expensive, so as an industrial lubricant, it`s more appropriate in refined variant...

  • @MikeHuntisbleeding
    @MikeHuntisbleeding 6 місяців тому +53

    Its currently 5:12am where im at and cant fall asleep so now im watching how to make benzaldehyde

    • @4b5urd.
      @4b5urd. 3 місяці тому

      I think we've all been there. The reason behind wanting to make benzaldehyde is what separates them and us

    • @yoboi267
      @yoboi267 2 дні тому

      ​@@4b5urd. Heh heh heh 😏

  • @JustAnotherAlchemist
    @JustAnotherAlchemist 5 місяців тому +72

    Now you just need to get denatonium benzoate, lemon, lime, antifreeze, raw fish gut, fermented piss, and you'll have everything you need to make authentic Mountain Dew.

    • @Qualicabyss
      @Qualicabyss 5 місяців тому +5

      More legal than authentic coca cola

    • @Walkeranz
      @Walkeranz 5 місяців тому +8

      Don’t forget the brominated vegetable oil. It gives it that nice stomach ache taste on the end and will help put out any fires that may break out while cooking it up

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 5 місяців тому

      @@Walkeranz And kill your thyroid all at the same time!

    • @jed-henrywitkowski6470
      @jed-henrywitkowski6470 5 місяців тому +3

      I know that the Dew has a chemical that is used in flame retardant. is that the denatonium benzoate?

    • @darkfur18
      @darkfur18 5 місяців тому

      @@jed-henrywitkowski6470 no, denatonium benzoate is a chemical used as a huffing deterrent because it's so incredibly bitter and unpalatable

  • @NoahKainWhittington
    @NoahKainWhittington 6 місяців тому +20

    Dr pepper is actually not a cherry soda. It has 23 different ingredients and was never ment to be cherry flavored.

    • @XarmenKarshov
      @XarmenKarshov 5 місяців тому +2

      I was gonna say this considering there's literally a Cherry Dr Pepper flavor you can buy. But, foreign versions may have different flavors so eh.

    • @avenuex3731
      @avenuex3731 5 місяців тому +4

      In Texas the folk knowledge is that the original formula contained prune juice, imparting the fruity notes.

    • @ryans3442
      @ryans3442 5 місяців тому +1

      Cherry dr pepper just has extra benzaldehyde

    • @johnpekkala6941
      @johnpekkala6941 10 днів тому

      To me at least Dr Pepper tastes extremley similar to amaretto = benzaldehyde. However there are also some other flavors in there I bet but that one specific taste is what stands out the most in Dr Pepper.

  • @deshazo_henry
    @deshazo_henry 6 місяців тому +17

    Here in Texas, the home of Dr pepper, we do drink quite a lot of that. When I hear somebody mention "soda" or "pop", common generic names for soft drinks, I think of Dr pepper. Not Coke not Pepsi not Fanta.. Dr pepper.

    • @AreUmygrandson
      @AreUmygrandson 5 місяців тому +2

      Yep, in Texas if you ask for a soda and someone comes back without a Dr Pepper it’s a sad day

  • @anothernate3302
    @anothernate3302 6 місяців тому +46

    Dr Pepper isn't cherry flavored. This is an easy mistake to make, because it's flavor comes from a cousin of the cherry: The Plum. Specifically the dried version: Prune.
    It's carbonated prune juice. (Or was until they stopped using fruit)

    • @dondobbs9302
      @dondobbs9302 6 місяців тому +3

      No surprise people get this wrong; "D.R. Pepper, so misunderstood!"

    • @erllrma
      @erllrma 6 місяців тому +2

      Oh wow, HEB sells these sugar free sweetened drinks and the cherry flavor tastes so close to the way DR.Pepper tasted when I was little.

    • @clarabisson7299
      @clarabisson7299 6 місяців тому +19

      this is a myth/rumor from the 1930's. it's a unique blend of 23 flavors, designed to taste the way a local waco soda fountain smelled

    • @rogercounts
      @rogercounts 5 місяців тому +3

      There is dr pepper cheery, tho

    • @brandonn2538
      @brandonn2538 5 місяців тому +6

      I've never liked cherry and I love dr pepper, there is no resemblance of cherry

  • @jacobrjager
    @jacobrjager 5 місяців тому +15

    Dr Pepper is not "just a cherry soda" brother, it is actually a mix of a bunch of artificial fruit flavors, even has some vanilla in it i believe...i mean, the packaging says "23 flavors" after all 😉

    • @mookinbabysealfurmittens
      @mookinbabysealfurmittens 5 місяців тому

      I thought it was a cola drink with a bunch of additional flavours...? I'm not 100% sure, but I think so, though it's ofc nbd.
      Anyway, cheers o/

    • @jacobrjager
      @jacobrjager 5 місяців тому +5

      @@mookinbabysealfurmittens it is not cola based, you can actually take a tour at their first factory in Texas and while there you get to make your own soda and in the process they explain it's got a lot of flavors, been a while so I'm having trouble remembering all of what they said but it isn't a cola based interestingly enough.
      Sorry for my ignorance but what is "ofc rbd?"

    • @mookinbabysealfurmittens
      @mookinbabysealfurmittens 5 місяців тому +2

      @@jacobrjager Very cool, and surprising! Thanks :)
      Oh, ofc= of course, nbd= no big deal. Cheers!

    • @PaulHarris-sl1ct
      @PaulHarris-sl1ct 5 місяців тому +2

      The original had codeine in it
      That's why the logo had 10-2-4 on it

    • @ryans3442
      @ryans3442 5 місяців тому +1

      Pretty much a cola + southern comfort+ benzaldehyde=dr pepper

  • @The_carrot_man
    @The_carrot_man 6 місяців тому +11

    we did a lab in my class recently where we made cinnamon from benzaldehyde so it's cool to see the inverse here. Atleast I think we made cinnamon, wasn't allowed to taste it sadly

  • @TheEddgreen
    @TheEddgreen 5 місяців тому +9

    For future experiments to mix cinnamon with water you need 2:1 cinnamon:boiling water. Ad water to cinnamon (not other way around), stir to make paste then ad rest of the water. For those who love hot chocolate: applies to raw cacao powder too (btw it's much more healthier and rich than heavily processed cocoa powder) 👍 Happy holidays 🎄

  • @-r-495
    @-r-495 6 місяців тому +13

    as a kid we frequently had visitors from the US, Dr Pepper is what I understand as „the taste of freedom“ because Coke has been around for a long time.
    there are recipes for cooking with it out there, I hope you get to taste Coke Chicken at least once in your lifetime!

    • @etmist
      @etmist 5 місяців тому +2

      as an american what the HELL is coke chicken? im gunna need to try that lol

    • @etmist
      @etmist 5 місяців тому

      @@joe5923 i mean i've seen people turn mountain dew into wine it probably ISNT made up its just not super common

  • @dddd6606
    @dddd6606 6 місяців тому +5

    It's Żabka chemistry time

  • @tomarmadiyer2698
    @tomarmadiyer2698 6 місяців тому +5

    "two kilos of cinnamon powder"
    Oh the challenge escalated

  • @miraclo3
    @miraclo3 13 днів тому +1

    This is from John Green video.
    "The thing you have to understand about Dr. Pepper Is that Dr. Pepper was invented by Charles Alderton who was a chemist.
    That’s essential to understanding what makes Dr. Pepper interesting. It’s the product of a chemist.
    And the chemist wasn’t trying to make a soda that tasted like lemon lime or like citrus. He was trying to make a soda that tasted like the soda fountain at the Waco pharmacy smelled. He wanted it in its essence to be artificial."

  • @user-kv4yb8ec8i
    @user-kv4yb8ec8i 5 місяців тому +2

    Awesome to see more goofy chemistry content!
    Super nicely recorded and edited, good stuff :)

  • @BigBaddaBoom
    @BigBaddaBoom 6 місяців тому +6

    Dr.Pepper is also very good with Dark Rums, like black strap molasses rum. If you are old enough to drink in your area, of course.

  • @fotoschopro1230
    @fotoschopro1230 5 місяців тому

    What's that? A new amateur chemistry channel?
    Subscribed.

  • @rafawyrebiak189
    @rafawyrebiak189 6 місяців тому +12

    Elo, jak nie masz smaru do szlifów to po prostu kup w aptece wazelinę za 3 złote - albo jeszcze lepiej taśmę teflonową z budowlanego za +- tyle samo
    Mogłeś również kupić od razu olejek cynamonowy, wyszłoby dużo taniej, szybciej i lepiej ale film nie byłby tak rozbudowany xd
    Jak chcesz czelendża to zrób następnym razem również karmel amoniakalno-siarczynowy do zabarwienia napoju.

  • @madmattdigs9518
    @madmattdigs9518 6 місяців тому +6

    I remember when I was a kid, my mom used to bake cakes, pies and all kinds of desserts. She had a collection of extracts such as vanilla extract, almond extract etc… I’ve always been a label reader. And imitation almond extract was just Benzaldehyde. Only ingredient in the bottle. I wonder if it still is? That would be a good source for amateur chemists.

    • @ZackC
      @ZackC 5 місяців тому +2

      Generally it’s mixed with water and alcohol, but pretty easy to get rid of those. That said, possessing a decent amount of benzaldehyde may get you in trouble if someone complains about your lab (especially if you have other potential meth precursors). Police aren’t exactly known for their knowledge of chemistry beyond “these ones are on the bad list.”

    • @ineverknowdoyou
      @ineverknowdoyou 5 місяців тому +1

      Yup, at least where im at almond extract is is still alcohol and bezaldehyde (:

  • @jozefnovak7750
    @jozefnovak7750 5 місяців тому

    Super! Thank you very much!

  • @derchromebacher4366
    @derchromebacher4366 6 місяців тому +5

    Ask Polish Santa Klaus for a coffee grinder for christmas. That would solve most of the making chunks into a powder problems you experienced in the past. And just going from the taste, ground cinnamon has definitely less aroma than freshly ground stuff. Could account for some of that yield.
    Also:
    >no nasty chemicals please :(
    >dishsoap in first step
    >engine grease
    Bratan, I'm proud of you.

    • @RedwoodRhiadra
      @RedwoodRhiadra 6 місяців тому +2

      While the grease was a bad idea, dish soap is safe (even if some of it managed to get through all the other processing steps.)

    • @pazsion
      @pazsion 5 місяців тому

      dish soap is now toxic, they took out triclosan then put in carcinogens and toxic chemicals... very odd

  • @joalsoal1645
    @joalsoal1645 6 місяців тому +15

    I always enjoy "food-grade" chemistry! Would love to see more
    (̶◉͛‿◉̶)

  • @Mis73rRand0m
    @Mis73rRand0m 6 місяців тому +3

    I think you would benefit from a soxhlet extractor for these types of extractions.

  • @DrFiero
    @DrFiero 6 місяців тому +3

    I'm gonna mix a bit of this, bit of that.... then drink it.
    Isn't that how Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde started out?! 🤣

    • @kev4241
      @kev4241 5 місяців тому

      Dr Pepper and Mr Pibb do have an eerie similarity to Jekyll and Hyde. Those industrial chemists could use some system of third party tasters I guess

  • @phizc
    @phizc 6 місяців тому +1

    Nurdrage gave you a shout out in his latest video. Congrats!

  • @76MUTiger
    @76MUTiger 5 місяців тому

    In grad school 40 years ago, we did a case history on Dr. Pepper. We found that most people thought it had a cherry flavor. In fact, there was no cherry in the drink, but prunes were a key ingredient.

  • @user-dc8em3ou2z
    @user-dc8em3ou2z 6 місяців тому +1

    Hey brother! I'm over here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S and this B M supply, how are they with sending glassware to another country and are they dependable? Because I've made the mistake twice before ordering out of country only to finally receive my glassware totally shattered, and then the other order I never received! So I'm a bit skittish, I love you're channel, it has helped me on occasion. Please keep it going!✌️👍👍👍

  • @WaffleStaffel
    @WaffleStaffel 6 місяців тому +1

    Teflon tape works pretty well as an inert joint grease substitute...

  • @jeremycrochtiere6317
    @jeremycrochtiere6317 День тому

    Steam distillation of cinnamon isn't recommended its a mucilage an will congel into a solid mass
    Thus poses a significant risk of clogging your Distillation setup and exploding from the pressure!
    Just look online regarding percolating Cinnamon and the dangers it presents.

  • @alext6933
    @alext6933 6 місяців тому +1

    Precursors are the bane of chemists

  • @juanbisceglia8322
    @juanbisceglia8322 6 місяців тому +1

    You should always filter off the CaCl2 before start heating. Heat reverses the hydrate formation!

  • @DeliciousDeBlair
    @DeliciousDeBlair 5 місяців тому +1

    The easiest way to extract cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon bark is using ethanol.
    Getting cheap vodka is just fine for this.

  • @phantomzone2571
    @phantomzone2571 5 місяців тому

    Excuse me, I have some questions.
    1) How did you avoid Cannizzaro's reaction of cinnamon aldehyde in pH alkaline?
    2) How did you avoid the transformation of aromatic compounds to phenols (yellow, orange colour) in pH alkaline? Also in presence of CO2 a second chain is added.
    3) If you produce acetaldehyde in alkaline solution, how did you eliminate C6H3(CH3)3?
    4) During the boiling the cinnamon powder adsorbs water and it increases its volume 4 times. Also the aromatic compounds are 7-10% in weight. The oil has about the same density of water, depends by temperature. So you can choice the separation method.
    Why did you use bisulfate way? The next step is a Na2CO3 solution anyway.

  • @erikehlers7006
    @erikehlers7006 6 місяців тому +3

    I really like the style of these videos. They remind me of NileRed. KeepUp the Work!

    • @Nathan-wk9dd
      @Nathan-wk9dd 5 місяців тому

      He's definitely mimicking his speaking style.

  • @testing2517
    @testing2517 6 місяців тому +2

    Thanks!

  • @user-vc8zb6jd5t
    @user-vc8zb6jd5t 6 місяців тому +1

    Ingenious !

  • @alext6933
    @alext6933 6 місяців тому +1

    "Made everything look like peas." I love your accent

  • @droppedpasta
    @droppedpasta 6 місяців тому +1

    Funny and informative video! Ersatz ginger beer might be an interesting project

  • @briepierce6744
    @briepierce6744 2 місяці тому

    Did you use actual cinnamin for this or cassia? I would think Cassia would work better, and that looks like what was used, but I'm just curious.

  • @Pureorganicthc
    @Pureorganicthc 5 місяців тому +1

    Please make a video how to make methadone.

  • @olivermikolajuk4631
    @olivermikolajuk4631 5 місяців тому

    It’s so weird hearing that song without randomly changing in sound quality.

  • @Spicysand28
    @Spicysand28 6 місяців тому +2

    Nile red colab would go crazy

  • @dmaster254
    @dmaster254 5 місяців тому

    Could we use a soxhlet extractor for extraction better? I'm thinking yes

  • @LWJ-ek1jw
    @LWJ-ek1jw 5 місяців тому

    At 7:47 you show a panel with the equillibrium. The arrow in the middle however is a resonance arrow. It is only a minor mistake bc the panel still conveys the same message but a equillibrium arrow would be more proffesional

  • @EddieTheH
    @EddieTheH 6 місяців тому +7

    If I had the spare cash ATM I'd buy you a dean stark trap for Christmas.

    • @Amateur.Chemistry
      @Amateur.Chemistry  6 місяців тому +4

      I wanted to buy one for years but I can't find a place where they sell them, I am making cubane now and I wonder if I could make a DIY one

    • @7hunderstorm242
      @7hunderstorm242 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Amateur.ChemistryI think nurd rage has a video on haw to make a diy one maybe take a look 😉

    • @demandred1957
      @demandred1957 6 місяців тому +1

      NurdRage shows exactly how to make one from spare labware if I remember correctly.

    • @EddieTheH
      @EddieTheH 6 місяців тому

      I'll see if I can find a link. YT'll probably remove it but as the creator you should still be able to see it IIRC?

    • @demandred1957
      @demandred1957 6 місяців тому

      yep! @@7hunderstorm242

  • @TishaHayes
    @TishaHayes 5 місяців тому

    Yea, I watched you do the engine grease thing on your glassware and was thinking; "this is not going to turn out well".

  • @bftruly
    @bftruly 5 місяців тому +1

    "I came up with a route that maybe won't kill me. " - iconic

  • @pinkyxerox
    @pinkyxerox 6 місяців тому +1

    i think you should try to extract the benzaldehyde with an organic solvent to improve the yield

  • @kibnob
    @kibnob 7 днів тому

    You earned a sub from me purely by appreciating Dr. Pepper.
    (Also cool synth i guess 😏)
    Also everything up to the 5 minute mark is so relatable to me... "Impromptu flamethrowers, clogged spray bottles, and mold juice" could be the title of my memoir
    Also can you tell me where your accent is from? As a language autist it is triggering me that i cant place it

  • @nobodynoone2500
    @nobodynoone2500 5 місяців тому +1

    Did you use common or true (ceylon) cinamon sticks?

  • @imthedudeinthecorner
    @imthedudeinthecorner 5 місяців тому

    Anyone else catch that? 2:02 on the BM Wholesale page, the "Recent Products" listed on the side?! XD

  • @Emerybirb
    @Emerybirb 6 місяців тому +3

    1:23 “NUT” 🌰

  • @Old-Skull.
    @Old-Skull. 5 місяців тому

    You only had to grind the cinammon with an electric coffee grinder or similar because the cinammon powder has a lot of impurities

  • @shanemapplebeck8560
    @shanemapplebeck8560 5 місяців тому

    You need a form of filter on the inlet side of the vacuum pump, those chemicals could kill the seals

  • @fmdj
    @fmdj 5 місяців тому

    I'm always wondering... I'm in the EU, but chemical suppliers don't sell the fun stuff to individuals in my country... bm-chemicals does ship here though, cuz we're supposed to have a free market so how can I know what I can or cannot buy from that Polish website...

  • @hanya-chan454
    @hanya-chan454 6 місяців тому

    Can make a vid about extracting cellulose from pistache shells?

  • @MorpheousXO
    @MorpheousXO 5 місяців тому +2

    Doctor Pepper is cherry flavored? Why does Cherry-Doctor Pepper taste so different then? I thought it was prune flavored.

  • @nobody4248
    @nobody4248 6 місяців тому +3

    I recently made cinnamic acid from benzaldehyde and malonic acid in a uni organic chem course. To me benzaldehyde smells like marzipan.

    • @Amateur.Chemistry
      @Amateur.Chemistry  6 місяців тому +3

      Everyone seems to have a different perception of its smell and taste, to me it smells very strongly of cherry

    • @nobody4248
      @nobody4248 6 місяців тому

      @@Amateur.Chemistry so I brought a can of Dr. Pepper and while I can still recognise the smell as benzaldehyde, it reminds me of cherry in this context.
      It's weird.

  • @jeremycrochtiere6317
    @jeremycrochtiere6317 5 місяців тому

    Cinnamon is a mucilaginous producing substance and if not distilled carefully can clog adapters and result in a dangerous explosion, this is why cinnamon should never be put in a coffee Percholator, it will explode from the build up pressure.
    The mucilaginous property of this bark makes it very annoying to work with when doing extractions.

  • @pierre-louisdrevon2213
    @pierre-louisdrevon2213 6 місяців тому

    Did you tried making first an alcoolic extract?

  • @nzcym
    @nzcym 2 місяці тому

    Should try to make benzaldehyde from toluene. Because Cinnamon bark contains benzaldehyde and cinnamaldehyde, which needs fraction distillation to separate them.

  • @endleontiozae7061
    @endleontiozae7061 6 місяців тому

    Its big brain time indeed

  • @Sonixztorm
    @Sonixztorm 6 місяців тому +1

    What is that black sheet you used to cover your table? Is it resistance to chemical stuffs?

    • @Beidoss
      @Beidoss 6 місяців тому +1

      Looks like like some kind of paper, like Nilered uses in his videos

    • @Sonixztorm
      @Sonixztorm 6 місяців тому

      @@Beidoss oh, but is it really paper? It looks really thick though

    • @Amateur.Chemistry
      @Amateur.Chemistry  6 місяців тому +3

      Yeah, its just some black background paper, it is so thick that it kind of resembles cardboard

    • @Sonixztorm
      @Sonixztorm 6 місяців тому

      @@Amateur.Chemistry oh ok, thank you.
      Nice video though, you made me want to turn my room into a lab and… yeah

  • @speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783
    @speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783 5 місяців тому

    Precursor to what?!

  • @kevinroberts781
    @kevinroberts781 6 місяців тому

    We use to do this in highschool chemistry class

  • @goodmaro
    @goodmaro 5 місяців тому

    Sheesh, when was benzaldehyde put on the watch list? Used to be a very common chemical, which after all was oil of bitter almond (cyanide removed).

  • @NoahKainWhittington
    @NoahKainWhittington 6 місяців тому +1

    I beleive you are confused with the other soda cheerwine. That is supposed to taste like cherries.

  • @fmdj
    @fmdj 5 місяців тому

    2:40 amateur question here, please forgive my ignorance: about the diagram of the cinnamaldehyde molecule: why is there just one hydrogen noted at the end of the carbon chain? Is it because that last carbon is missing 3 of its 4 covalent bonds so one H must be written otherwise convention would mean that 3 H atoms would be attached to that last carbon?

    • @goodmaro
      @goodmaro 5 місяців тому

      Yes, that's exactly it. Any vertex or end represents a carbon atom unless specified otherwise.

    • @fmdj
      @fmdj 5 місяців тому

      @@goodmaro thanks for confirming that!

  • @drasiella
    @drasiella 6 місяців тому

    I also have the same dish washing liquid as you!

  • @ekbergiw
    @ekbergiw 5 місяців тому +2

    Dr pepper is a bit more complex than a simple benzaldehyde soda. I have tried almond extract with my soda stream and I still prefer Dr pepper or something even better, like Pibb Extra. Still a great video 😄 I'd love to see one about naringin, the primary grapefruit bitter.

    • @AstralKetamineX
      @AstralKetamineX 5 місяців тому +1

      naringin and or naringenin is a great terpene that can be used to epigenetically modify and correct errors in mutation sites of DNA(like many terpenes can) during the transcription phase of rna, with naringin, it's specific to Polycystic Kidney Disease.

    • @AstralKetamineX
      @AstralKetamineX 5 місяців тому +1

      i wonder if the sodas like Squirt and the grapefriut sodas have it ? 🤔

    • @ryans3442
      @ryans3442 5 місяців тому

      I've been trying coke and almond essence (benzaldehyde). It's as close to dr pepper as one can get super easy (dr pepper is rare and expensive here)

  • @Tordvergar
    @Tordvergar 5 місяців тому +2

    Dr Pepper had a wonderful, subtle taste when I was a kid. Without advertisement, they changed it. I won't drink it now. But it used to be absolutely wonderful. I'd pay $10 per bottle if they brought back the original.

    • @nicholaslandolina
      @nicholaslandolina 5 місяців тому

      It's still great

    • @onecalledchuck1664
      @onecalledchuck1664 5 місяців тому +1

      Taste buds change as you get older. Just nature's way of saying "time's up".

    • @kibnob
      @kibnob 7 днів тому

      @@onecalledchuck1664 I'm pretty sure mine changed by just dying. Seriously my tongue is almost smooth. Good thing I can still smell and that's most of the fun...

  • @TheFlacker99
    @TheFlacker99 6 місяців тому +2

    Dr. Pepper is the elixir of the Heavens. Great job!

    • @darksu6947
      @darksu6947 5 місяців тому

      The nectar of the gods*

  • @19slshaw63
    @19slshaw63 5 місяців тому

    Several decades ago, the ingredients listed on a bottle of Dr. Pepper included prune juice. Also, on a bottle of Ruby Red Squirt the ingredients included wood rosin. Not hearsay, but seen with my very own eyes. So the labels may change over time, maybe because of politics, but people may be wondering if the actual recipe changes as well.

  • @djliquidsmoke
    @djliquidsmoke 5 місяців тому +1

    LOL the DEA is going to go find you now!

  • @experimental_chemistry
    @experimental_chemistry 6 місяців тому +1

    Indeed not very effective, but nevertheless a nice and simple pathway with easy to get components, which I have never seen before. 👍
    Benzaldehyde smells like bitter almonds and marcipan, but not like cherries. It gets a rose-like scent if you dilute it absolute ethanol.

  • @R-Tex.
    @R-Tex. 6 місяців тому

    Can you synthesize ethyl valerate and make a sparkling green apple soda?

    • @kibnob
      @kibnob 7 днів тому

      Mfw I have a bottle of sodium valerate and nothing to do with it... Thanks for the tip

  • @CharlesVanNoland
    @CharlesVanNoland 5 місяців тому

    Dr Pepper was my soda of choice since I was a kid. M'lady and I used to drink a lot of soda when we were first together, but we cut it out some years ago and started drinking the sparkling waters instead (i.e. La Croix and its knock-offs) and then our neighbor turned us on to the Sodastream which makes it easy to just make your own soda water at home. After about a year of drinking a bunch of homemade soda I've resigned to just drinking plain water now. Sugar is bad for you in so many ways!

  • @solvated_photon
    @solvated_photon 17 днів тому

    Ever hear of bitter almond oil and steam distillation? Just make sure not to go organic or you may end up with cyanosis.

  • @CopeML
    @CopeML 5 місяців тому

    Always heard that Dr. Pepper contained prune juice, perhaps this is how it gets it's darkened color.

  • @justinmoore1980
    @justinmoore1980 5 місяців тому +1

    It’s not cherry flavored. Says on the can it’s 23 different flavors make its distinct taste.

  • @michael.Briggs
    @michael.Briggs 5 місяців тому

    It used to taste so much better, but here in the UK we've ruined so many soft drinks due to the nanny states sugar taxes on many drinks, so most changed how they were made. Once again, normal weighted people, who can eat and drink in moderation, as part of a healthy diet, get things made worse to try and stop people getting diabetes and obesity.

  • @jeremycrochtiere6317
    @jeremycrochtiere6317 5 місяців тому

    Doing a S.A.L.L.E would work fine and not introduce any chemicals except sodium chloride which would only dissolve in the water causing the remaining oil to crash out.
    This is a common practice called salting out

  • @williambradley611
    @williambradley611 6 місяців тому +2

    Dr Pepper is fire bro

  • @Merennulli
    @Merennulli 5 місяців тому

    Thank you, this was the final thing I needed to rebuild the important technologies of the world after the apocalypse.
    I'll be in my bunker now. Someone please let me know when the zombies are gone.

  • @newgaming2355
    @newgaming2355 5 місяців тому

    I'm gonna tell you my story: I was synthesising cynnameldyhyde and i wondered how reagents smell so I smelled benzaldehyde and it smelled actually good but then i smelled acetaldehyde and it was irritating i checked on a label and it turned out to be dangerous, later I discovered that it is what causes hangover after drinking too much percentage drinks, I don't recommend anyone to replicate me.

    • @newgaming2355
      @newgaming2355 5 місяців тому

      I really had hangover after that tho

  • @demandred1957
    @demandred1957 6 місяців тому +2

    It's supposed to be a "spice" taste, but everyone's taste buds are different.

    • @Amateur.Chemistry
      @Amateur.Chemistry  6 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, I heard people saying that it tastes like marzipan, almonds, cherry and some other things, it's really fascinating how everyone perceives its taste differently

    • @demandred1957
      @demandred1957 6 місяців тому

      Yes, I taste a mixture of flavors as well, but the main thing is just the crispness of the taste.@@Amateur.Chemistry

  • @Palmit_
    @Palmit_ 6 місяців тому

    ..but i noticed my flask still had some remains of "the lemon peel `incident` "

  • @Skanking-Corpse
    @Skanking-Corpse 5 місяців тому

    There's a guy I know who does knock off Dr.Pepper reviews. He's collected dozens of regional varieties of Dr.Pepper and provides very elaborate descriptions of the cans and the way each one tastes.

  • @heyihavenoclue7541
    @heyihavenoclue7541 6 місяців тому +3

    yees another video

  • @korygurman6638
    @korygurman6638 5 місяців тому

    Become one with the cinnamon, smell it, feel it adhering to moist surfaces. Then you will truly be a master…

  • @ryans3442
    @ryans3442 5 місяців тому

    Pro tip: buy powdered cinnamon and buy cassia. More cinnameldehyde

  • @user-gg8iu8ic5k
    @user-gg8iu8ic5k 5 місяців тому

    The Doctor Pepper flavour isn't cherries, it's prunes.

  • @PackthatcameBack
    @PackthatcameBack 6 місяців тому +1

    This guy is almost like a slightly more evil NileGreen.

  • @steffenwolffe507
    @steffenwolffe507 5 місяців тому

    Cinnamon will never dissolve in water because it is nothing more than wood bark. Yes. Cinnamon powder is finely grated tree bark.

  • @joechevy2035
    @joechevy2035 5 місяців тому

    'Dr. Piss' is a great name for a product! The name markets itself!! 😂

  • @ChaosToOrder777
    @ChaosToOrder777 5 місяців тому

    Use a coffee grinder to powder the cinnamon

  • @tayday424
    @tayday424 5 місяців тому

    This is the official (probably not) state drink of Texas. Much love from Houston ❤️

    • @Charalspirals2
      @Charalspirals2 5 місяців тому +1

      Officially yes, its our state drink, but here in San Antonio I would say it's Big Red unofficially.
      Love from SATX ✌️

  • @TFitz
    @TFitz 5 місяців тому

    Coffee grinder would powder that

  • @chemnobeliumlab1520
    @chemnobeliumlab1520 5 місяців тому

    Hey yo! I am one of your fans but because of sanction and filtering I could follow your projects from third party websites, but keep it up :)) we will grow with together :))