Organic chemistry

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ethyl acetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 COOC 2 H 5 A colorless liquid, slightly soluble in water; boils at 77_C; a medicine, reagent, and solvent. Also known as acetic ester; acetic ether; acetidin.

homolytic cleavage

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

The breaking of a single (two-electron) bond in which one electron remains on each of the atoms. Also known as free-radical reaction; homolysis.

mercaptal

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A group of organosulfur compounds that contain the group _C(SR) 2 .

1-nonylene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 9 H 18 Colorless liquid boiling at 150_C; soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water; used as a chemical intermediate. Also known as nonene.

polyurethane rubber

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A synthetic polyurethane-resin elastomer made by the reaction of a diisocyanate to a polyester (such as the glycol-adipic acid ester); has high resistance to abrasion, oil, ozone, and high ...