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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
CCl<sub>2</sub>F<sub>2</sub> A nontoxic, nonflammable, colorless gas made from carbon tetrachloride; boiling point _30_C; used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosols.
Industry:Chemistry
(HO)C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub> A clear liquid with a pleasant odor; used in commercial preparation of artificial perfumes. Also known as sal ethyl; salicylic acid ethyl ether; salicylic ether.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>2</sub>Na<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub>S<sub>2</sub> A dark blue powder with coppery luster; used as a dye in testing kidney function and as a reagent in detecting chlorate and nitrate. Also known as soluble indigo blue.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>18</sub>COOCH<sub>3</sub> A waxlike solid with a melting point of 45.8_C; soluble in alcohol and ether; used in medical research and as a reference standard for gas chromatography. Also known as methyl eicosanoate.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O Colorless, flammable liquid, with etherlike aroma; soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; boils at 33.9_C; used as a solvent and fumigant, in lacquers, coatings, and plastics, and as a petrochemical intermediate.
Industry:Chemistry
A generic name for an alcohol related to or derived from a terpene hydrocarbon, such as terpineol or borneol.
Industry:Chemistry
Any of a class of thermosetting synthetic resins derived from esters of allyl alcohol or allyl chloride; used in making cast and laminated products. Also known as allyl plastic.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>10</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub> A colorless, crystalline compound with a melting point of 109–111_C; insoluble in water; used as an insecticide on fruits and vegetables. Also known as DDD; TDE.
Industry:Chemistry
ClCH<sub>2</sub>COOH White or colorless, deliquescent crystals that are soluble in water, ether, chloroform, benzene, and alcohol; used as an herbicide and in the manufacture of dyes and other organic molecules.
Industry:Chemistry
