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The ethyl ester of cellulose; it has film-forming properties and is inert to alkalies and dilute acids; used in adhesives, lacquers, and coatings.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound composed of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, and carbon atoms. Also known as HCFC.
Industry:Chemistry
A prefix for benzene-ring compounds when two side chains are connected to carbon atoms with an unsubstituted carbon atom between them.
Industry:Chemistry
A clear liquid with a boiling range of 232–267_C; used as a plasticizer for vinyl resins.
Industry:Chemistry
HOOCC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>COOK A crystalline compound, soluble in 12 parts of water; used as a buffer in pH determinations and as a primary standard for preparation of volumetric alkali solutions. Also known as acid potassium phthalate; potassium acid phthalate; potassium hydrogen phthalate.
Industry:Chemistry
CO<sub>2</sub>H(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>H Water-soluble, colorless crystals with an acid taste; melts at 185_C; used as a chemical intermediate, in medicine, and to make perfume esters.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>COCH<sub>2</sub>COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub> A colorless liquid, boiling at 181_C; used as a reagent, intermediate, and solvent. Also known as acetoacetic ester; diacetic ether.
Industry:Chemistry
A polymer formed from a single monomer; an example is polyethylene, formed by polymerization of ethylene.
Industry:Chemistry
A group of organosulfur compounds that are derivatives of hydrogen sulfide in the same way that alcohols are derivatives of water; have a characteristically disagreeable odor, and are found with other sulfur compounds in crude petroleum; an example is methyl mercaptan. Also known as thiol.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>19</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>OH Pale-yellow liquid boiling at 283–302_C; soluble in organic solvents, insoluble in water; a mixture of monoalkyl phenol isomers, mostly para-substituted; used to make surface-active agents, resins, and plasticizers.
Industry:Chemistry
