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Organic chemistry

Tetraamylbenzene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(C 5 H 11 ) 4 C 6 H 2 A colourless liquid with a boiling range of 320–350_C; used as a solvent.

Aluminium monostearate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Al(OH) 2 (OOC(CH 2 ) 16 CH 3 ) A white to yellowishwhite powder with a melting point of 155_C; used in the manufacture of medicine, paint, and ink, in waterproofing, and as a plastics stabilizer.

Bond-line formula

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A representation of a molecule in which bonds are represented by lines, carbon atoms are represented by line ends and intersections, and atoms other than hydrogen and carbon are represented by their ...

Chlorodifluoromethane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CHClF 2 A colourless gas with a boiling point of _40.8_C and freezing point of _160_C; used as an aerosol propellant and refrigerant.

Dicyandiamide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

NH 2 C(NH)(NHCN) White crystals with a melting range of 207–209_C; soluble in water and alcohol; used in fertilizers, explosives, oil well drilling muds, pharmaceuticals, and dyestuffs. Also known as ...

Fatty ester

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

RCOOR_ A fatty acid in which the alkyl group (R_) of a monohydric alcohol replaces the active hydrogen; for example, RCOOCH 3 from reaction of RCOOH with methane.

Iodosobenzene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 IO A yellowish-white amorphous solid that explodes at 200_C, soluble in hot water and alcohol; a strong oxidising agent.

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