Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

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Mercaptoethanol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

HSCH 2 CH 2 OH Mobile liquid, water-white; soluble in water, benzene, ether, and most organic solvents; boils at 157_C; used as a solvent, chemical intermediate, and reducing agent.

Nucleophilic substitution

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A reaction in which a nucleophile bonds to a carbon atom in a molecule, displacing a leaving group. Also known as nucleophilic displacement.

(H 2 CCHCl)x Polymer of vinyl chloride; tasteless, odorless; insoluble in most organic solvents; a member of the family of vinyl resins; used in soft flexible films for food packaging and in moulded ...

Steric hindrance

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

The prevention or retardation of chemical reaction because of neighbouring groups on the same molecule; for example, ortho-substituted aromatic acids are more difficult to esterify than are the meta ...

Ethyl crotonate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 CHCHCO 2 C 2 H 5 A compound with a pungent aroma; boiling point of 143–147_C, soluble in water, soluble in ether; one of two isomeric forms used as an organic intermediate, a solvent for ...