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Is this synthesis correct? (Benzene to thymol)
A couple of issues here, but the main issue is that SN2 reactions do not occur at sp2-hybridized carbonatoms, in other words your second step would not work
More on reddit.comWould anybody like to see the aftermath of a Thymol treatment on an Varroa infested hive's bottom board? It's horrific.
Its not how many mites end up on the board during treatment, its how many you pull out on sampling once its done, hopefully its 0 but you need to check.
More on reddit.comExperiences with API LIFE VAR Thymol varroa treatment?
Right now, our plan is to stick a little piece of a wafer on top of the inner cover tonight, to give the bees some time to get used to the smell as suggested by this article on Scientific Beekeeping. Tomorrow we'll apply the first treatment and see how it goes. It looks as though, since this is a fumigation, the bottom board will need to be in; that should give us a good idea of how many mites fall off the adults (although I know the real problem is in the brood: is it too late in the summer to put in one of those green drone frames, to sequester the mites and then destroy them?) vs. how many bees are killed.
More on reddit.comTIL a surgical antiseptic was distilled and sold as a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea, then was then re-marketed as what we know now as Listerine.
"Cleans your floors and your whores."
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