Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Contributors in Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

CH 2 CH:CH 2 NCS A pungent, colorless to pale-yellow liquid; soluble in alcohol, slightly soluble in water; irritating odor; boiling point 152°C; used as a fumigant and as a poison gas. Also known as ...

biphenyl

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 12 H 10 A white or slightly yellow crystalline hydrocarbon, melting point 70.0_C, boiling point 255.9_C, and density 1.9896, which gives plates or monoclinic prismatic crystals; used as a ...

chlormephos

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 5 H 12 O 2 S 2 ClP A liquid used as an insecticide for soil.

1,4-dichlorobutane

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Cl(CH 2 ) 4 Cl A colorless, flammable liquid with a pleasant odor, boiling point 155_C; soluble in organic solvents; used in organic synthesis, including adiponitrile. Abbreviated DCB.

ethyl oxalate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(COOC 2 H 5 ) 2 Oily, unstable, colorless liquid that is combustible; miscible with organic solvents, very slightly soluble in water; used as a solvent for cellulosics and resins, and as an ...

indigo blue

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 16 H 10 O 2 N 2 A component of the dye indigo, crystallizing as dark-blue rhomboids that break down at 30_C, that are soluble in hot aniline and hot chloroform, and that are also made ...

methyl anthranilate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

H 2 NC 6 H 4 CO 2 CH 3 A yellowish to colorless liquid, slightly soluble in water; used in flavoring and in perfumery. Also known as artificial neroli oil.