Organic chemistry

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Terpinyl acetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 10 H 17 OOCCH 3 A combustible, colorless, liquid slightly soluble in water and glycerol, soluble in water, boils at 220_C; used in perfumes and flavors.

Alpha olefin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

An olefin where the unsaturation (double bond) is at the alpha position, that is, between the two end carbons of the carbon chain.

Bithionol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A halogenated form of bisphenol used as an ingredient in germicidal soaps and as a medicine in the treatment of clonorchiases.

Chlorobenzilate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 16 H 14 Cl 2 O 3 A yellow-brown, viscous liquid with a melting point of 35–37_C; used as a miticide in agriculture and horticulture.

Dichlorophen

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 13 H 10 Cl 2 O 2 A white, crystalline compound with a melting point of 177–178_C; used as an agricultural fungicide, germicide in soaps, and antihelminthic drug in humans.

Exo-

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A conformation of carbon bonds in a six-membered ring such that the molecule is boat-shaped with one or more substituents directed outward from the ring.