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“Compound Interest Christmas Advent 2017” Archive

This repository is an archive of the Compound Interest Christmas Advent 2017 infographics series by Andy Brunning.

Day 1: The smell of chocolate

Compounds

• 3-methyl butanal
• vanillin
• pyrazines

Day 2: Christmas tree aroma

Compounds

• bornyl acetate
• alpha-pinene
• beta-pinene

Day 3: Gingerbread chemistry

Compounds

• gingerol
• zingerone

Day 4: Candy cane chemistry

Compounds

• water
• sucrose
• corn starch
• menthol

Proteins

• PTRM8

Day 5: Poinsettia indicators

Compounds

• anthocyanin

Day 6: Silver baubles

Compounds

• silver nitrate
• glucose
• ammonia
• silver ion

Day 7: Fake snow

Compounds

• water
• sodium polyacrylate

Day 8: Mulled wine chemistry

Compounds

• eugenol
• cinnemaldehyde

Day 9: Poisonous Mistletoe

Compounds

• thyramine
• phoratoxin
• viscotoxin

Day 10: Christmas lights

Compounds

• gallium arsenide phosphide
• gallium phosphide
• gallium nitride
• aluminium gallium indium phosphide

Day 11: The relighting candle trick

Compounds

• wax

Day 12: Snow globe chemistry

Compounds

• benzoic acid

Day 13: Orange peel flamethrowers

Compounds

• D-limonene

Day 14: Presents and tape

Day 15: Holly & Ivy

Compounds

• theobromine
• falcarinol

Day 16: Christmas Crackers

Compounds

• silver fulminate

Day 17: Brussels sprouts

Compounds

• sinigrin
• progoitrin

Day 18: Flaming Christmas puddings

Compounds

• ethanol

Day 19: The composition of Christmas bells

Compounds

• bronze
• copper
• tin

Day 20: Frankincense aroma

Compounds

• olibanic acid (e.g. (-)-trans-olibanic acid)

Day 21: Turkey chemistry

Compounds

• furans
• fyronones
• pyrazines
• thiophenes

Day 22: Cranberry chemistry

Compounds

• quercetin

Day 23: The smell of winter fires

Compounds

• syringol
• isoeugenol
• guaiacol
• 4-methylguaiacol

Day 24: The chemical history of tinsel

Compounds

• silver
• polyvinyl chloride

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