Organic chemistry

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Primary carbon atom

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A carbon atom in a molecule that is singly bonded to only one other carbon atom.

Sulfolane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 4 H 8 SO 2 A liquid with a boiling point of 285_C and outstanding solvent properties; used for extraction of aromatic hydrocarbons, fractionation of fatty acids, and textile finishing, and as a ...

Alkanolamine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

One of a group of viscous, water-soluble amino alcohols of the aliphatic series.

Benzyl benzoate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 COOCH 2 C 6 H 5 An oily, colourless liquid ester; used as an antispasmodic drug and as a scabicide.

Charge-delocalized ion

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A charged species in which the charge is distributed over more than one atom.

Diazole

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A cyclic hydrocarbon with five atoms in the ring, two of which are nitrogen atoms and three are carbon.

Ethylene dibromide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

BrCH 2 CH 2 Br A colorless, poisonous liquid, boiling at 131_C; insoluble in water; used in medicine, as a solvent in organic synthesis, and in antiknock gasoline. Also known as ethylene bromide.