Fluorosulfuric acid can be violent, similar to the addition of water to sulfuric acid but much more violent. Fluorosulfuric acid Fluorosulfuric acid (IUPAC name: sulfurofluoridic acid) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula HSOF. It is one of the strongest acids commercially available. The formula HSOF emphasizes its relationship to sulfuric acid, HSO; HSOF is a tetrahedral molecule. It is a colourless liquid, although commercial samples are often yellow. Fluorosulfuric acid is a free-flowing colorless liquid. It is soluble in polar organic solvents (e.g. nitrobenzene, acetic acid, and ethyl acetate), but poorly soluble in nonpolar solvents such as alkanes. Reflecting its
Benzilic acid is regulated by the Chemical Weapons Convention. It is also monitored by law enforcement agencies of many countries, because of its use in the manufacture in hallucinogenic drugs. Benzilic acid Benzilic acid is an organic compound with formula or ()(HO)C(COOH). It is a white crystalline aromatic acid, soluble in many primary alcohols. Benzilic acid can be prepared by heating mixture of benzil, ethanol and potassium hydroxide. Another preparation, performed by Liebig in 1838, is the dimerization of benzaldehyde, to benzil, which is transformed to the product by the benzilic acid rearrangement reaction. Benzilic acid is used in the manufacture of