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Organic chemistry

Pryrrolidine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 4 H 9 N A colourless to pale yellow liquid with a boiling point of 87_C; soluble in water and alcohol; used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, insecticides, and fungicides.

Tertiary alcohol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A trisubstituted alcohol in which the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon that is joined to three carbons; for example, tert-butyl alcohol.

Alternating copolymer

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A polymer formed of two different monomer molecules that alternate in sequence in the polymer chain.

Block copolymer

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A copolymer in which the like monomer units occur in relatively long alternate sequences on a chain. Also known as block polymer.

Chlorobenzyl chloride

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

ClC 6 H 4 CH 2 Cl A colourless liquid with a boiling range of 216–222_C; soluble in acetone, alcohol, and ether; used in the manufacture of organic chemicals.

Dichlorotoluene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 7 H 6 Cl 2 A colourless liquid, soluble in organic solvents, insoluble in water; isomers are 2,4-CH 3 C 6 H 3 Cl 2 , boiling at 200–202_C, and 3,4- (CH 3 C 6 H 3 Cl 2 ), boiling at 209_C; used as ...

Famphur

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 10 H 16 NO 5 PS 2 A crystalline compound with a melting point of 55_C; slightly soluble in water; used as an insecticide for lice and grubs of reindeer and cattle.

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