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N-octane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 8 H 18 colourless liquid boiling at 126_C; soluble in alcohol, acetone, and ether, insoluble in water; used as a solvent and chemical intermediate.

Polyvinyl methyl ether

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(_CH 2 CHOCH 3 _)x A colorless, tacky liquid, soluble in organic solvents, except aliphatic hydrocarbons, and in water below 32_C; used for pressure-sensitive adhesives, as a heat sensitizer for ...

Styrene oxide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 8 H 8 O A moderately toxic, combustible, colourless or strawcolored liquid miscible in acetone, ether, and benzene, and melts at 195_C; used as a chemical intermediate.

Benzylacetone

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 (CH 2 ) 2 COCH 3 A liquid with a melting point of 233– 234_C; used as an attractant to trap melon flies.

Chain isomerism

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A type of molecular isomerism seen in carbon compounds; as the number of carbon atoms in the molecule increases, the linkage between the atoms may be a straight chain or branched chains producing ...