The aim of this Lab. is to produce some expensive reagents with basic chemicals : benzene, toluene, alcohol. For example dithizone, acetylacetone. Most of synthesis procedures may be found in books or specialized publications.
Inorganic compounds are also prepared from basic material : gypsum to get calcium sulfide and sulphur. Carbon disulfide from wax and sulphur. Ammonium molybdate from Molyddenium, Potassium carbonate from ashes, ...