Monomethylhydrazine (MMH) is a volatile hydrazine chemical with the chemical formula CH3 (NH)NH2. It is used as a rocket propellant in bipropellant rocket engines because it is hypergolic with various […]
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Stearin
Stearin /ˈstɪərɨn/ or tristearin or glyceryl tristearate is a triglyceride derived from three units of stearic acid. Most triglycerides are derived from at least two and more commonly three different […]
Arachidonic acid
Arachidonic acid (AA sometimes ARA) is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid 20:4(ω-6). It is the counterpart to the saturated arachidic acid found in peanut oil (L. arachis – peanut.)
Phosphine
Phosphine (IUPAC name: phosphane) is the compound with the chemical formula PH3. It is a colorless flammable toxic gas. Pure phosphine is odorless but technical grade samples have a highly […]
Clopyralid
Clopyralid (36-dichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid) is a selective herbicide used for control of broadleaf weeds especially thistles and clovers. Clopyralid is in the picolinic acid family of herbicides which also includes aminopyralid […]
Phenacyl chloride
Phenacyl chloride is a substituted acetophenone. It is a useful building block in organic chemistry. Apart from that it has been historically used as a riot control agent where it […]
Alforsite
Alforsite is a barium phosphate chloride mineral with formula: Ba5(PO4)3Cl. It was discovered in 1981 and named to honor geologist John T. Alfors (1930–2005) of the California Geological Survey for […]
Vanadinite
Vanadinite is a mineral belonging to the apatite group of phosphates with the chemical formula Pb5(VO4)3Cl. It is one of the main industrial ores of the metal vanadium and a […]
Nepetalactone
Nepetalactone is an organic compound first isolated from the catnip (Nepeta cataria) which acts as a cat attractant. Nepetalactone is bicyclic monoterpenoid i.e. it is a ten-carbon compound derived from […]
Stercobilin
Stercobilin is a tetrapyrrolic bile pigment and is one end-product of heme catabolism. It is the chemical responsible for the brown color of human fecal material and was originally isolated […]