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Organic chemistry

Hydroxycitronellal

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 10 H 20 O 2 A colourless or light yellow, viscous liquid with a boiling range of 94–96_C; soluble in 50% alcohol and fixed oils; used in perfumery and flavoring. Also known as citronellal ...

Methane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 4 A colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas, lighter than air and reacting violently with chlorine and bromine in sunlight, a chief component of natural gas; used as a source of methanol, ...

Organic acid

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A chemical compound with one or more carboxyl radicals (COOH) in its structure; examples are butyric acid, CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 COOH, maleic acid, HOOCCHCHCOOH, and benzoic acid, C 6 H 5 COOH.

2-ethylbutyl acetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 2 H 5 CH(C 2 H 5 )CH 2 O 2 CCH 3 colourless liquid with mild odor; used as a solvent for resins, lacquers, and nitrocellulose.

Hydrindantin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 18 H 10 O 6 A compound used as a reagent for the photometric determination of amino acids.

Mercury naphthenate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Poisonous dark-amber liquid; soluble in mineral oils; used in gasoline antiknock compounds and as a paint antimildew promoter.

2-octene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 (CH 2 ) 4 CHCHCH 3 A colorless, flammable liquid, with trans and cis forms; used to manufacture lubricants and to synthesise organic materials.

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