Organic chemistry

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Octafluorocyclobutane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 4 F 8 A colourless gas or liquid with a boiling point of _4_C and a freezing point of _41.4_C; soluble in ether; used as a dielectric, refrigerant, and aerosol propellant.

Polyvinyl formate resin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(CH 2 _CHOOCH)x Clear-colored resin that is hard and solvent-resistant; used to make clear, hard plastics.

Strychnine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 21 H 22 O 2 N 2 An alkaloid obtained primarily from the plant nux vomica, formerly used for therapeutic stimulation of the central nervous system.

C 2 H 4 A colorless, flammable gas, boiling at _102.7_C; used as an agricultural chemical, in medicine, and for the manufacture of organic chemicals and polyethylene. Also known as ethene; olefiant ...

Hydroquinone dimethyl ether

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 4 (OCH 3 ) 2 White flakes with a melting point of 56_C; used as a weathering agent in paint, as a flavoring, and in dyes and cosmetics.

Metallocycle

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A compound whose structure consists of a cyclic array of atoms of which one is a metal atom; frequently the ring contains three or four carbon atoms and one transition-metal atom.

Olefin resin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Long-chain polymeric material produced by the chain reaction of olefinic monomers, such as polyethylene from ethylene, or polypropylene from propylene.