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NH<sub>4</sub>ONONC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub> A colorless salt that forms crystals with a melting point of 164_C; its acid solution is a precipitating reagent. Also known as copperon.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>46</sub> A paraffin hydrocarbon, especially the normal isomer CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>20</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>.
Industry:Chemistry
1. CnH<sub>2</sub>n(OH)<sub>2</sub> An organic chemical with two hydroxyl groups on an essentially aliphatic carbon chain. Also known as dihydroxy alcohol. 2. HOCH<sub>2</sub>- CH<sub>2</sub>OH A colorless dihydroxy alcohol used as an antifreeze, in hydraulic fluids, and in the manufacture of dynamites and resins. Also known as ethlene glycol.
Industry:Chemistry
The process in which a lactone is formed by intramolecular attack of a hydroxyl group on an activated carbonyl group.
Industry:Chemistry
An alkene with the general formula RHC_CH<sub>2</sub>, where R is any organic group; only one carbon atom is bonded directly to one of the carbons of the carbon-to-carbon double bond.
Industry:Chemistry
A salt of phthalic acid; contains the radical C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(COO)<sub>2</sub> <sub>2</sub>_; an example is dibutylphthalate, C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>4</sub>; used as a plasticizer in plastics, and as a buffer in standard laboratory solutions.
Industry:Chemistry
Any terpene with the formula C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>24</sub>; that is, 1<sub>1</sub>/<sub>2</sub> times the terpene formula.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>CONH<sub>2</sub> The crystalline, colorless amide of acetic acid, used in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
Industry:Chemistry
