Organic chemistry

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Indigo blue

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 16 H 10 O 2 N 2 A component of the dye indigo, crystallising as dark-blue rhomboids that break down at 30_C, that are soluble in hot aniline and hot chloroform, and that are also made ...

Methyl anthranilate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

H 2 NC 6 H 4 CO 2 CH 3 A yellowish to colourless liquid, slightly soluble in water; used in flavouring and in perfumery. Also known as artificial neroli oil.

Ozonide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Any of the oily, thick, unstable compounds formed by reaction of ozone with unsaturated compounds; an example is oleic ozonide from the reaction of oleic acid and ozone.

Propyleneimine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 3 H 7 N A clear, colourless liquid with a boiling point of 66–67_C; soluble in water and organic solvents; used as an intermediate in organic synthesis.

Terpene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

1. C 10 H 16 A moderately toxic, flammable, unsaturated hydrocarbon liquid found in essential oils and plant oleoresins; used as an intermediate for camphor, menthol, and terpineol. 2. A class of ...

Allyl mercaptan

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 2 CHCH 2 SH A colourless liquid with a boiling point of 67–68°C; soluble in ether and alcohol; used as intermediate in pharmaceutical manufacture.

Para-biphenylamine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 12 H 11 N Leaflets with a melting point of 53_C; readily soluble in hot water, alcohol, and chloroform; used in the detection of sulphates and also as a carcinogen in cancer research.