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Organic chemistry

acid halide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A compound of the type RCOX, where R is an alkyl or aryl radical and X is a halogen.

azoxybenzene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 6 H 5 NO_N_C 6 H 5 A compound existing in cis and trans forms; the cis form melts at 87_C; the trans form comprises yellow crystals, melting at 36_C, insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol.

carbenoid species

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A species that is not a free carbene but has the characteristics of a carbene when participating in a chemical reaction.

dansyl chloride

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(CH 3 ) 2 NC 10 H 6 SO 2 Cl A reagent for fluorescent labeling of amines, amino acids, proteins, and phenols.

ergot

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

Any of the five optically isomeric pairs of alkaloids obtained from this fungus; only the levorotatory isomers are physiologically active.

heterotopic faces

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

On molecules, faces of double bonds where addition gives rise to isomeric structures.

maleate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

An ester or salt of maleic acid.

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