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Chemical of the Day & Periodic Table Bingo

Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) - WSJ 19 April 2006, p. D3
Methyl tertiary butyl ether, ethanol - WSJ 26 April 2006, p. A4
Perfluorooctanoic acid, monofluoroacetic acid - WSJ 09 May 2006 p. D3
Uranium hexafluoride - WSJ 16 May 2006 p. A14
Phenylpropanoloamine - WSJ 25 May 2006 p. D6
Hydrogen cyanide - WSJ 26 May 2006 p. B1
Benzene, toluene, carbon dioxide - WSJ 31 May 2006
Hydroquinone, avobenzone, p. D1, ammonium carbonate - WSJ 07 June 2006, p. D10
Ammonium nitrate, tri-acetone peroxide, sodium chlorate, nitromethane - WSJ 08 Jun 2006, p. A18
Methyl Bromide - WSJ 13 Jul 2006, p. A9
Titanium Dioxide - WSJ 19 Jul 2006 p. D1
Hydrogen Peroxide - WSJ 01 Aug 2006 p. D1
Carbon monoxide, ethanol, methanol  - WSJ 02 Aug 2006 p. A6
Calcium Carbonate - WSJ 11 Aug 2006 p. A2
Nitroglycerin, hydrazine, hydrogen peroxide, acetone peroxide, triacetone triperoxide - WSJ 11 Aug 2006, various pages after terrorist incident in UK.
Ethyl glucoronide - WSJ 12 Aug 2006, p. A1
Potassium titanyl phosphate - WSJ 16 Aug 2006, p. B1
Diphenylmethane diisocyanate, toluene diisocyanate - WSJ 21 Aug 2006, p. A4
Lithium Carbonate - WSJ 24 Aug 2006, p. A8
Dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane - WSJ 15 Sept 2006 p. B1
Anhydrous Ammonia - WSJ 18 Sept 2006 p. B2
Folic Acid - WSJ 22 Sept 2006 p. B3
Indium Phosphide - WSJ 27 Sept 2006 p. B1
Acetaldehyde, Formaldehyde, naphthalene, polyvinyl chloride - WSJ 04 October 2006, p. D1
Isosorbide Dinitrate - WSJ 17 October 2006 p. A11
Eicosapentaenoic acid, Docosahexaenoic acid - WSJ 18 October 2006 p. D13
Sorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Gluconate - WSJ 25 October 2006, p. A15
Methylcyanodiacetylene - WSJ 27 October 2006, p. B1
Butanol - WSJ 01 November 2006, p. A19
Urea, sodium nitrite - WSJ 29 November 2006 p. B2
Sulfur dioxide - WSJ 11 December 2006, p. A14
Uranium oxide - WSJ 13 December 2006, p. B3C
Isopropyl alcohol, Sulfuric acid - WSJ 15 December 2006 p. W15C
Nitric oxide (p. C3), hyaluronic acid (p. A12) - WSJ 19 December 2006
Calcium hydroxylapatite - WSJ 27 December 2006 p. B8
Acrylamide p. D3. Acetylsalicylic acid - WSJ 03 January 2007, p. D9
Arsenic trioxide - WSJ 25 January 2007, p. D6
Polyethylene - WSJ 21 February 2007, p. B5A
Hydrofluoric acid - WSJ 27 February 2007, p. A17
Ethylene-vinyl acetate - WSJ 02 March 2007, p. W8
Melamine - WSJ 31 March 2007, p. A4
Trimethobenzamide hydrochloride - WSJ 09 April 2007, p. B3
Ethylene - WSJ 13 April 2007, p. B6
Boric acid - WSJ 09 May 2007, p. B2
Diethylene glycol - WSJ 29 May 2007 (online edition)
Glycerine (p. A18) Sodium benzoate, Potassium benzoate, Ascorbic acid (P. B3) - WSJ 30 May 2007
Paraxylene - WSJ 31 May 2007, p. A8
Phosphatidylcholine, sodium deoxycholate - WSJ 12 June 2007, p. D1
Cadmium telluride, Copper indium gallium selenide - WSJ 14 June 2007, p. B2
Nitrous oxide - WSJ 19 June 2007, p. D1
Ozone - WSJ 22 June 2007, p. A6
Polypropylene (p. A10), Guanine - WSJ 27 June 2007, p. B1
Hydrochloric acid, Sodium hydroxide - WSJ 28 June 2007, p. A8
Sulfur dioxide, Polyethylene glycol - WSJ 30 June 2007, p. A2
L-theanine (p. W1) 5-hydroxytryptophan. p. W10. WSJ 13 July 2007
Aniline - WSJ 23 July 2007, p. B6
Phosphoric acid, calcium citrate - WSJ 24 July 2007, p. D2
Nitrogen dioxide - WSJ 07 August 2007, p. A9
Lithium cobalt oxide - WSJ 09 August 2007, p. B1
Potassium chloride (p. A13) Creatine - WSJ 21 August 2007, p. D1
Zinc dialkyldithiophosphate - NY Times 26 August 2007, p. Auto section (Not the WSJ, but how could I resist?)
Copper sulphate(sic) - WSJ 27 August 2007, p. B9
Hydrogen sulfide - WSJ 28 Aug 2007, p. A1
Sodium sulfide - WSJ 30 Aug 2007, p. D2
Diacetyl - WSJ 06 September 2007, p. D2
Ethyl methanesulfonate - WSJ 11 September 2007, p. A16
27-hydroxycholesterol - WSJ 17 September 2007
Zoledronic acid - WSJ 18 September 2007, p. D6
Propane - WSJ 24 October 2007, p A4
Mercuric cyanide - WSJ 01 November 2007, p. D6
Vinyl chloride, Vinyl Acetate - WSJ 06 November 2007, p. D2
1,4 Butylene glycol, gamma hydroxy butyrate - WSJ 08 November 2007, p. A3
Gallium arsenide - WSJ 29 November 2007, p. D6
Copper oxide - WSJ 01 December 2007, p. W7
Calcium carbide - WSJ 06 December 2007, p. A15
Tetrathiomolybdate - WSJ 15 December, p. A9
Atropine - WSJ 31 December 2007, p. B1
Potassium nitrate - WSJ 02 January 2008, p. A7
Lithium titanate - WSJ 11 January 2008, p. A9
Indium nitride, gallium nitride - WSJ 13 February 2008, p. B1
Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium acetate - WSJ 25 February 2007, p. A16
Silicon carbide, aluminum titanate - WSJ 07 March 2007, p. B2
Sulfuryl fluoride - WSJ 20 March 2008, p. D4
S-adenosyl-L-methionine - WSJ 01 April 2007, p. D2
Nicotine, acetylcholine (2-acetoxy-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium) - WSJ 03 April 2008, p. B18
2-mercaptobenzothiazole - WSJ 10 April 2007, p. B4
Diisononyl phthalate - WSJ 22 April 2008, p. A23
Polyethylene terephthalate - WSJ 05 May 2008, p. B2
Hydrofluoroalkane - WSJ 02 June 2008, p. B6
Polyurethane - WSJ 12 June 2008, p. B8
Ellagic acid - WSJ 18 June 2008, p. D6
Adipic acid - WSJ 23 July 2008, p. A1
Cotinine - WSJ 31 July 2008, p. D1
Bismuth subsalicylate - WSJ 12 August 2008, p. B1
Chlorhexidine (p. A11), thallous chloride - WSJ 14 August 2008, p. A12
Chloramine, sodium chlorite - WSJ 19 August 2008. p. D2
Cetylpyridinium chloride - WSJ 26 August 2008, p. A2
Methyl isocyanate, methyl isobutyl ketone - WSJ 30 August 2008, p. A2
Paracymene, dipropyl sulfide - WSJ 06 September, p. A8
Dimethyl ether - WSJ 15 September 2008, p. R5
Ammonium sulfate - WSJ 24 September 2008, p. B5D
1,4 Butanediol - WSJ 06 October 2008, p. R7
Magnesium citrate - WSJ 07 October 2008. p. D1
Butadinene(sic?), adiponitrile - WSJ 03 November, p. B5
Isooctane, Buckminsterfullerene - WSJ 05 November, p. D7 (In an article about a "Molecules that Matter" display!)
Carbon disulfide - WSJ 11 November 2008, p. A13
Cyanuric acid - WSJ 14 November 2008, p. A3
Zinc bromide - WSJ 17 November 2008, p. R10
Styrene (p. B4), polylactic acid - WSJ 20 November 2008, p. D1

Periodic Table Bingo

I try to keep a sharp lookout for new chemicals to add to the list, but it's slow going indeed.  For example, it's been years since we've had an ethyl methyl phosphonothioic acid sighting.  Just to keep this interesting, I've decided to also add elements as I spot them.  Thank you, LANL, for the table. (A self-imposed rule:  "Gold Card" or "Oxygen Network" doesn't count.  There must be a plausible relationship to the element itself.)

1 19Jul06
H
1.008
2
IIA
2A
                13
IIIA
3A
14
IVA
4A
15
VA
5A
16
VIA
6A
17
VIIA
7A
23Nov06
He
4.003
2 16Aug06
Li
6.941
18Jan07
Be
9.012
              01Sep07
B 10.81
1Aug06
C
12.01
2Aug06
N 14.01
6Jul06
O 16.00
9
F 19.00
18May07
Ne
20.18
3 25Jul06
Na
22.99
25Jul06
Mg 24.31
3
IIIB
3B
4
IVB
4B
5
VB
5B
6
VIB
6B

7
VIIB
7B

8 9 10 11
IB
1B
12
IIB
2B
15Sep06
Al
26.98
27Sep06
Si
28.09
13Dec06
P
30.97
2Aug06
S
32.07
18Sep06
Cl 35.45
03Sep08
Ar
39.95
------- VIII -------
------- 8 -------
4 25Jul06
K
39.10
30Sep06 Ca 
40.08
21
Sc
44.96
1Aug06
Ti
47.88
20Dec06
V
50.94

20Dec06
Cr
52.00

25Jul06
Mn
54.94

15Aug06
Fe
55.85
07Dec06
Co
58.93
29Jul06
Ni
58.69

29Jul06
Cu
63.55

15Aug06
Zn
65.39
29Jun06
Ga 69.72
28Nov06
Ge
72.59
27Jul06
As
74.92
03Oct06
Se
78.96
35
Br
79.90
03Aug07
Kr
83.80
5 37
Rb
85.47
38
Sr
87.62
39
Y
88.91
16Oct08
Zr
91.22
01Aug08
Nb
92.91
06Sep06
Mo
95.94
01Aug08
Tc
(98)
01Aug08
Ru
101.1
01Aug08
Rh 102.9
17Jan07
Pd
106.4
22Aug06
Ag
107.9
27Jun06
Cd
29Jun06
In
12Sep06
Sn
118.7
02Jul07
Sb
121.8
28Nov06
Te
127.6
53
I
126.9
03Aug07
Xe
131.3
6 28Nov06 Cs
132.9
25Mar08
Ba
137.3
57
La *138.9
27Jan07
Hf
178.5
01Aug08
Ta
180.9
24Aug06
W
183.9
01Aug08
Re
186.2
01Aug08
Os
190.2
01Aug08
Ir
190.2
25Oct06
Pt
195.1
12Sep06
Au
197.0
27Jun06
Hg
23Nov06
Tl
204.4
27Jun06
Pb
83
Bi
209.0
25Nov06
Po
(210)
85
At
(210)
19Dec06
Rn
(222)
7 87
Fr
(223)
88
Ra
(226)
89
Ac ~(227)
104
Rf
(257)
01Aug08
Db
(260)
01Aug08
Sg
(263)
01Aug08
Bh
(262)
01Aug08
Hs
(265)
01Aug08
Mt
(266)
110
Ds
(271)
111
Uuu
(272)
112
Uub
(277)
  28Aug06
114
Uuq
(296)
  116
uh
(298)
  118
Uuo
(?)
Lanthanide Series* 58
Ce
140.1
59
Pr
140.9
04Dec07
Nd
144.2
01Aug08
Pm
(147)
01Aug08
Sm
150.4
01Aug08
Eu
152.0
24May07
Gd
157.3
65
Tb
158.9
66
Dy
162.5
67
Ho
164.9
68
Er
167.3
69
Tm 168.9
70
Yb
173.0
71
Lu
175.0
   
Actinide Series~ 27oct06
Th
232.0
91
Pa
(231)
18jul06
U
(238)
93
Np
(237)
18jul06
Pu
(242)
95
Am
(243)
96
Cm
(247)
97
Bk
(247)
98
Cf
(249)
99
Es
(254)
100
Fm
(253)
101
Md
(256)
102
No
(254)
103
Lr
(257)
   
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