List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 572

2-Cyanoguanidine is an nitrile derived from guanidine. It is a dimer of cyanamide from which it can be prepared. 2-Cyanoguanidine is a colourless solid that is soluble in water acetone […]

Ractopamine is a drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in animals raised for their meat. Pharmacologically it is a beta-adrenergic agonist. It is the active ingredient in […]

Sorbitan tristearate is a nonionic surfactant. It is variously used as a dispersing agent emulsifier and stabilizer in food and in aerosol sprays. As a food additive it has the […]

Sorbitan is a mixture of isomeric organic compounds derived from the dehydration of sorbitol. The mixture can vary but usually consists of 14-anhydrosorbitol 15-anhydrosorbitol and 1436-dianhydrosorbitol. Sorbitan is primarily used […]

Piperylene is a volatile flammable hydrocarbon consisting of a five carbon chain with two double bonds. It is obtained as a byproduct of ethylene production from crude oil.Piperylene is used […]

Matairesinol is a plant lignan. It occurs with secoisolariciresinol in numerous foods such as oil seeds whole grains vegetables and fruits.The plant lignans are precursors of the enterolignans (mammalian lignans).

Decamethyldizincocene is an organozinc compound with the formula [Zn2(η5–C5Me5)2]. It is the first and an unusual example of a compound with a Zn-Zn bond. Decamethyldizincocene is a colorless crystalline solid […]

Potassium arsenite (KAsO2) is the compound which forms the basis of Fowler’s solution and is used as a specific rodenticide. It is toxic in humans.

Butyl nitrate is a colorless oil. It is often confused with butyl nitrite which is sometimes used as a recreational inhalant.

Orsellinic acid more specifically o-orsellinic acid is a phenolic acid. It is of importance in the biochemistry of lichens from which it can be extracted.