Organic chemistry

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-methylbenzylamine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 CH(CH 3 )NH 2 A colorless, combustible liquid with a boiling point of 188.5_C; soluble in most organic solvents; used as an emulsifying agent.

C 6 H 12 O 3 Acetaldehyde polymer; colorless, flammable, toxic liquid, miscible with most organic solvents, soluble in water; melts at 12.6_C, boils at 124.5_C; used as a chemical intermediate, in ...

Propylthiopyrophosphate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 12 H 28 P 2 S 2 O A straw-colored to dark amber liquid with a boiling point of 148_C; used as an insecticide for chinch bugs in lawns and turf.

Terpolymer

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A polymer that contains three distinct monomers; for example, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer, ABS.

Alpha position

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

In chemical nomenclature, the position of a substituting group of atoms in the main group of a molecule; for example, in a straight-chain compound such as _-hydroxypropionic acid (CH 3 CHOHCOOH), the ...