This is a quite interesting thing. For days this compound was a near black oil and one morning these nice crystals appeared at the bottom of the beaker. The black/deep blue thing is a complex of copper(II)-chloride and R-phenylglycine methyl ester, the bright green compound is the not reacted copper(II)-chloride dihydrate.

The second picture is part of the gallery: Crystals from the lab on Behance. Visit it to see more adorable pictures from quite different crystals(:

The best pictures from the blog, what are tagged as my portfolio, including these pictures, could be purchased at Society6 as a high quality great looking print: http://society6.com/labphoto.

9:30 pm • 19 August 2014 • 113 notes • View comments