Organic chemistry

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Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 12 H 8 N 8 O 12 An orange aniline dye, used in stains in biology and in some photographic filters.

caproic acid

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 (CH 2 ) 4 COOH A colorless liquid fatty acid found in oils and animal fats; used in synthesizing pharmaceuticals and flavors.

1,5-cyclooctadiene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 8 H 12 A cyclic hydrocarbon with two double bonds; prepared from butadiene and used to make cyclooctene and cyclooctane, which are intermediates for the production of plastics, fibers, and so on.

A chemical reaction involving the decomposition of a molecule, with the addition of the elements of an acid to the molecule; the reaction is comparable to hydrolysis or alcoholysis, in which water or ...