Organic chemistry

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Bifenox

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 14 H 9 Cl 2 NO 5 A tan, crystalline compound with a melting point of 84–86_C; insoluble in water; used as a preemergence herbicide for weed control in soybeans, corn, and sorghum, and as a pre- ...

Chlorfenethol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 14 H 12 Cl 2 O A colorless, crystalline compound with a melting point of 69.5–70_C; insoluble in water; used for control of mites in ornamentals and shrub trees.

Dichlofenthion

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 10 H 13 Cl 2 O 3 PS A white, liquid compound, insoluble in water; used as an insecticide and nematicide for ornamentals, flowers, and lawns.

Ethyl mercaptan

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 2 H 5 SH A colourless liquid, boiling at 36_C. Also known as ethyl sulfhydrate; thioethyl alcohol.

Indanthrone

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 28 H 14 N 2 O 4 A blue pigment or vat dye soluble in dilute base solutions; used in cotton dyeing and as a pigment in paints and enamels.

Methyl amyl acetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 COOCH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH(CH 3 ) 2 Toxic, flammable, colourless liquid with mild, agreeable odor; boils at 146_C; used as nitrocellulose lacquer solvent. Also known as methyl isobutyl carbinol ...

Propylene dichloride

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 CHClCH 2 Cl Water-insoluble, colorless, moderately flammable liquid, with chloroform aroma; boils at 96.3_C; miscible with most common solvents; used as a solvent, dry-cleaning fluid, metal ...