Organic chemistry

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Chlorobenzene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 Cl A colorless, mobile, volatile liquid with an almondlike odor; used to produce phenol, DDT, and aniline.

Dichloropentane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 5 H 10 Cl 2 Mixed dichloro derivatives of normal pentane and isopentane; clear, light-yellow liquid used as solvent, paint and varnish remover, insecticide, and soil fumigant.

Eucalyptol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 10 H 18 O A colourless oil with a camphorlike odor; boiling point is 174–177_C; used in pharmaceuticals, perfumery, and flavoring. Also known as cajeputol; cineol.

Indoxyl

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(C 8 H 6 N)OH A yellow crystalline glycoside, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of indigo.

-methylbenzyl alcohol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 CH(CH 3 )OH A colorless, combustible liquid with a mild floral odour and a boiling point of 204_C; soluble in water; used in perfumes and dyes and as a flavouring agent.

Paraformaldehyde

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(HCHO)n Polymer of formaldehyde where n is greater than 6; white, alkali-soluble solid, insoluble in alcohol, ether, and water; used as a disinfectant, fumigant, and fungicide, and to make resins.