List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 954

Benzoylecgonine is a topical analgesic and the main metabolite of cocaine.

Methylecgonine cinnamate is a natural tropane alkaloid found within the coca plant. Its more common name cinnamoylcocaine reflects its close structural similarity to cocaine. It is said to be pharmacologically […]

Aluminum nitride (AlN) is a nitride of aluminum. Its wurtzite phase (w-AlN) is a wide band gap (6.2 eV) semiconductor material giving it potential application for deep ultraviolet optoelectronics.

Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula (NH4)2CO3. Commercial samples labeled ammonium carbonate no longer contain this compound but a mixture that has similar ammonia content. Since it […]

Phthalocyanine is an intensely blue-green-coloured aromatic macrocyclic compound that is widely used in dyeing. Phthalocyanines form coordination complexes with most elements of the periodic table. These complexes are also intensely […]

Piperine along with its isomer chavicine is the alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper and long pepper. It has also been used in some forms of traditional medicine […]

Cordierite (mineralogy) or iolite (gemology) is a magnesium iron aluminium cyclosilicate. Iron is almost always present and a solid solution exists between Mg-rich cordierite and Fe-rich sekaninaite with a series […]

Silver(I) fluoride (AgF) also known as argentous fluoride and silver monofluoride is a compound of silver and fluorine. It is a ginger-coloured solid melting point 435 °C which blackens on […]

Triphenylmethane or triphenyl methane is the hydrocarbon with the formula (C6H5)3CH. This colorless solid is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents and not in water. Triphenylmethane is the basic skeleton of […]

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) belongs to a group of polymeric organosilicon compounds that are commonly referred to as silicones. PDMS is the most widely used silicon-based organic polymer and is particularly known […]