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Rose in the flask
Some roses grow from flowerbeds, and others appear in chemistry labs. This rose-like hue and pattern formed at the bottom of a flask as dichloromethane solvent evaporated from an aromatic compound sample. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons show useful electronic properties and also imparts color.
Xiaolin Liu, Moore Lab, Department of Chemistry