Home > Industry/Domain > Chemistry > Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

Contributors in Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry

sodium folate

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 19 H 18 N 7 NaO 6 A yellow to yellow-orange liquid; used in medicine for folic acid deficiency. Also known as folic acid sodium salt.

acetyl iodide

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

CH 3 COI A colorless, transparent, fuming liquid with a boiling point of 105–108°C; soluble in ether and benzene; used in organic synthesis.

autoracemization

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

A racemization process that occurs spontaneously.

caprolactam

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

(CH 2 ) 5 NH_CO White flakes, melting point 68–69_C, made from cyclohexanone; used to make synthetic fiber, particularly nylon-6.

cyclooctatetraene

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 8 H 8 A cyclic olefin with alternate double bonds; highly reactive; rearranges to styrene.

enolate anion

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

The delocalized anion which is left after the removal of a proton from an enol, or of the carbonyl compound in equilibrium with the enol.

heptachlor

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 10 H 7 Cl 7 An insecticide; a white to tan, waxy solid; insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and xylene; melts at 95–96_C.

Featured blossaries

Facts about one horned Rhino

Category: Animals   1 1 Terms

Top places to visit before you die

Category: General   1 11 Terms