Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Contributors in Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Water-soluble polymer made by hydrolysis of a polyvinyl ester (such as polyvinyl acetate); used in adhesives, as textile and paper sizes, and for emulsifying, suspending, and thickening of solutions. ...

Stereospecific polymer

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A polymer with specific or definite order of arrangement of molecules in space, as in isotactic polypropylene; permits close packing of molecules and leads to a high degree of polymer crystallinity. ...

Ethyl chloroacetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 2 ClCOOC 2 H 5 A colourless liquid, boiling at 145_C; used as a poison gas, solvent, and chemical intermediate.

Metal alkyl

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

One of the family of organometallic compounds, a combination of an alkyl organic radical with a metal atom or atoms.

N-octyl mercaptan

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 8 H 17 SH Clear, colourless liquid boiling at 199_C; used as a chemical intermediate and polymerization conditioner.

Potassium bitartrate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

KHC 4 H 4 O 6 White, water-soluble crystals or powder; used in baking powder, for medicine, and as an acid and buffer in foods. Also known as cream of tartar; potassium acid tartrate.

Succinimide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 4 H 5 O 2 N_H 2 OColorless or tannish water-soluble crystals with a sweet taste; melts at 126_C; used to make plant growth stimulants and as a chemical intermediate.