https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/922b5e1f-58f7-449a-9e03-44aa751e454a In this video we explore a bit of chemistry of the catalyst and verify that primary alcohols can't work and that some sort of catalyst i necessary. Tea tree oil is found to have lackluster but still promising potential as a catalyst. Related Videos: Using grignards to make tertiary alcohols: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFQWD7-DCPI Using 7-hexyl-7-tridecanol to test if sodium production was even possible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4vDwQ4TyIc Previous lab notes on making sodium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juWlrKdsjm4 Donate to NurdRage! Through Patreon (preferred): https://www.patreon.com/NurdRage Through Bitcoin: 1NurdRAge7PNR4ULrbrpcYvc9RC4LDp9pS Glassware generously provided by http://www.alchemylabsupply.com/ Use the discount code "nurdrage" for a 5% discount. Twitter: https://twitter.com/NurdRage Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/NurdRage/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NurdRageYoutube/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nurdrageyoutube/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:30:01 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/922b5e1f-58f7-449a-9e03-44aa751e454a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.