Organic chemistry

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metallocycle

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A compound whose structure consists of a cyclic array of atoms of which one is a metal atom; frequently the ring contains three or four carbon atoms and one transition-metal atom.

olefin resin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Long-chain polymeric material produced by the chain reaction of olefinic monomers, such as polyethylene from ethylene, or polypropylene from propylene.

potassium oxalate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

K 2 C 2 O 4 _H 2 O Odorless, efflorescent, water-soluble, colorless crystals; decomposes when heated; used in analytical chemistry and photography and as a bleach and oxalic acid source.

Any of the acyclic linear polyhydric alcohols; may be considered sugars in which the aldehydic group of the first carbon atom is reduced to a primary alcohol; classified according to the number of ...

ethyl benzoate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 COOCH 2 CH 3 Colorless, aromatic liquid, boiling at 213_C, insoluble in water; used as a solvent, in flavoring extracts, and in perfumery.

hydrastinine

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 11 H 13 O 3 N A compound formed by the decomposition of hydrastine; crystallizes as needles from petroleum-ether solution, soluble in organic solvents such as alcohol, chloroform, and ether; used ...

mercuric salicylate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Hg(C 7 H 5 O 3 ) 2 Poisonous, white powder; odorless and tasteless; almost insoluble in water and alcohol; variable composition; used in medicine. Also known as salicylated mercury.