Home > Industry/Domain > Chemistry > Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Contributors in Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Succinic acid

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CO 2 H(CH 2 ) 2 CO 2 H Water-soluble, colourless crystals with an acid taste; melts at 185_C; used as a chemical intermediate, in medicine, and to make perfume esters.

Ethyl acetoacetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 COCH 2 COOC 2 H 5 A colourless liquid, boiling at 181_C; used as a reagent, intermediate, and solvent. Also known as acetoacetic ester; diacetic ether.

Homopolymer

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A polymer formed from a single monomer; an example is polyethylene, formed by polymerization of ethylene.

Dichlorobenzene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 4 Cl 2 Any of a group of substitution products of benzene and two atoms of chlorine; the three forms are meta-dichlorobenzene, colourless liquid boiling at 172_C, soluble in alcohol and ether, ...

Ethyl oleate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 20 H 38 O 2 A yellow oil, insoluble in water; used as a solvent, plasticizer, and lubricant.

Indigo

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

1. A blue dye extracted from species of the Indigofera bush. 2. See indigo blue.

-methylanisalacetone

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 OC 6 H 4 CH:CHCOCH 2 CH 3 A white to pale yellow, combustible solid with a melting point of 60_C; used as a flavoring.

Featured blossaries

Teresa's glossary of psycholinguistics

Category: Education   1 2 Terms

Loc Styles

Category: Fashion   1 5 Terms