Wondering if the Appel reaction can be run in chloroform, or even dichlor, rather than carbon tet, which has been declared anathema by the powers that be as a carcinogen, and is now about as hard to obtain via commercial suppliers as fossilized unicorn shit.
Damn shame too, as its a very useful solvent for certain reactions, as it is very, very, very inert, even to some truly obnoxious, viciously reactive oxidizers, nasty ass fluorinated compounds etc. And is called for as a reagent, rather than solvent for the appel rxn (using CCl4 and triphenylphosphine to transform an alcohol to an alkyl halide. Nice mild rxn conditions..and I happen to have quite a lot of triphenylphosphine handy)
I run across all sorts of old banned chemicals that used to be commonly used at estate sales including carbon tet. Mostly I leave it alone unless I have a use or I know I can sell it like freon.
Have you ever found some Paris Green? It's one of the best chemicals ever for blue in pyrotechnics.
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You seem to be lost in your own thoughts.