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Organic chemistry

ajmaline

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 20 H 26 N 2 O 2 An amber, crystalline alkaloid obtained from Rauwolfia plants, especially R.serpentina.

benzimidazole

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 7 H 6 N 2 Colorless crystals; melting point 170_C; slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol; used in organic synthesis.

ceiling temperature

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

For addition (chain) polymerization, the temperature at which the propagation and depropagation rates are equal, that is, the net rate of polymer formation is zero. Above the ceiling temperture, ...

ethyl amine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A colorless liquid, boiling at 15_C, water-soluble; used as a solvent, as a dye intermediate, and in organic synthesis. Also known as aminoethane; ethamine.

humin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

An insoluble pigment formed in the acid hydrolysis of a protein that contains tryptophan.

mercaptoethanol

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

HSCH 2 CH 2 OH Mobile liquid, water-white; soluble in water, benzene, ether, and most organic solvents; boils at 157_C; used as a solvent, chemical intermediate, and reducing agent.

nucleophilic substitution

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A reaction in which a nucleophile bonds to a carbon atom in a molecule, displacing a leaving group. Also known as nucleophilic displacement.

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