Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Contributors in Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Water-soluble polymer made by hydrolysis of a polyvinyl ester (such as polyvinyl acetate); used in adhesives, as textile and paper sizes, and for emulsifying, suspending, and thickening of solutions. ...

stereospecific polymer

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A polymer with specific or definite order of arrangement of molecules in space, as in isotactic polypropylene; permits close packing of molecules and leads to a high degree of polymer crystallinity. ...

ethyl chloroacetate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 2 ClCOOC 2 H 5 A colorless liquid, boiling at 145_C; used as a poison gas, solvent, and chemical intermediate.

hydrocrackate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

The product of a hydrocracker.

metal alkyl

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

One of the family of organometallic compounds, a combination of an alkyl organic radical with a metal atom or atoms.

n-octyl mercaptan

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 8 H 17 SH Clear, colorless liquid boiling at 199_C; used as a chemical intermediate and polymerization conditioner.

potassium bitartrate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

KHC 4 H 4 O 6 White, water-soluble crystals or powder; used in baking powder, for medicine, and as an acid and buffer in foods. Also known as cream of tartar; potassium acid tartrate.