Organic chemistry

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Octyl-

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Prefix indicating the eight-carbon hydrocarbon radical (C 8 H 17 _).

Potassium acetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

KC 2 H 3 O 2 White, deliquescent solid; soluble in water and alcohol, insoluble in ether; melts at 292_C; used as analytical reagent, dehydrating agent, in medicine, and in crystal glass ...

Substituent

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

An atom or functional group substituted for another in a chemical structure.

Alkamine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A compound that has both the alcohol and amino groups. Also known as amino alcohol.

Allyl sulphide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(CH 2 CHCH 2 ) 2 S A colourless liquid with a garliclike odour and a boiling point of 139_C; used in synthetic oil of garlic.

Bismuth citrate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

BiC 6 H 5 O 7 A salt of citric acid that forms white crystals, insoluble in water; used as an astringent.

Chloroacetic anhydride

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 4 H 4 Cl 2 O 3 Crystals with a melting point of 46_C; soluble in chloroform and ether; used in the preparation of cellulose chloracetates and in the N-acetylation of amino acids in alkaline ...