• Question: In the work section of your profile, it says that you try " to make new compounds that noone else has made before." Have you ever achieved this goal??

    Asked by fatinandrichie to Andrew on 17 Nov 2011.
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      Andrew Cairns answered on 17 Nov 2011:


      YES! We have made two in the last year, with some more made that were reported around 40 years ago and never made since, so I take that as my material too! The area I am working in is very competitive at the moment, and my samples are in very high demand. I am like a dealer for very specific cyanide samples for research!

      The student carrying on my work this year has also made two previously unreported materials, so we are getting more every week!

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