Mascagnite is a rare ammonium sulfate mineral (NH4)2SO4. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system typically forming as stalactitic masses exhibiting good cleavage. It is soft (not higher than 2.5 on […]
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Myristic acid
Myristic acid also called tetradecanoic acid is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula CH3(CH2)12COOH. A myristate is a salt or ester of myristic acid. Myristic acid is […]
Stearyl heptanoate
Stearyl heptanoate the ester of stearyl alcohol and heptanoic acid (enanthic acid) is found in most cosmetic eyeliner. It is prepared from stearyl alcohol which may be derived from sperm […]
Tenorite
Tenorite is a copper oxide mineral with the simple formula CuO.
Homocapsaicin
Homocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum). Like capsaicin it is an irritant. Homocapsaicin accounts for about 1% of the total capsaicinoids mixture […]
Homodihydrocapsaicin
Homodihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum). Like capsaicin it is an irritant. Homodihydrocapsaicin accounts for about 1% of the total capsaicinoids mixture […]
Nordihydrocapsaicin
Nordihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum).
Dihydrocapsaicin
Dihydrocapsaicin is a capsaicinoid and analog and congener of capsaicin in chili peppers (Capsicum). Like capsaicin it is an irritant. Dihydrocapsaicin accounts for about 22% of the total capsaicinoid mixture […]
Manganese(III) fluoride
Manganese(III) fluoride (also known as Manganese trifluoride) is the inorganic compound with the formula MnF3. This red/purplish solid is useful for converting hydrocarbons into fluorocarbons i.e. it is a fluorination […]
Tropinone
Tropinone is an alkaloid famously synthesised in 1917 by Robert Robinson as a synthetic precursor to atropine a scarce commodity during World War I. Tropinone and the alkaloids cocaine and […]