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Glycolic acid (or hydroxyacetic acid) is the smallest α-hydroxy acid (AHA). This colorless odorless and hygroscopic crystalline solid is highly soluble in water. It is used in various skin-care products. […]

Ethyl cinnamate is the ester of cinnamic acid and ethanol. It is present in the essential oil of cinnamon.[citation needed] Pure ethyl cinnamate has a fruity and balsamic odor reminiscent […]

Claudetite is an arsenic oxide mineral with chemical formula As2O3. Claudetite is formed as an oxidation product of arsenic sulfides and is colorless or white. It can be associated with […]

1357-Cyclooctatetraene (COT) is an unsaturated derivative of cyclooctane with the formula C8H8. It is also known as [8]annulene. This polyunsaturated hydrocarbon is a colorless to light yellow flammable liquid at […]

Tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) is the chemical compound Pd[P(C6H5)3]4 often abbreviated Pd(PPh3)4 or even PdP4. It is a bright yellow crystalline solid that becomes brown upon decomposition in air.

Pinene (C10H16) is a bicyclic monoterpene chemical compound. There are two structural isomers of pinene found in nature: α-pinene and β-pinene. As the name suggests both forms are important constituents […]

Decanoic acid or capric acid is a saturated fatty acid. Its formula is CH3(CH2)8COOH. Salts and esters of decanoic acid are called decanoates or caprates. The term capric acid arises […]

Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 is a copper iron sulfide named after the Japanese mineralogist Nobuyo Fukuchi (1877–1934) that occurs in ore bodies of gypsum-anhydrite at the intersection points of small masses of […]

Sperrylite is a platinum arsenide mineral with formula: PtAs2 and is an opaque metallic tin white mineral which crystallizes in the isometric system with the pyrite group structure. It forms […]

Diethyl sulfite (C4H10O3S) is an ester of sulfurous acid. Among other properties diethyl sulfite inhibits the growth of mold spores during grain storage.Diethyl sulfite is used as an additive in […]