List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 959

N-Acetylmuramic acid or MurNAc is the ether of lactic acid and N-acetylglucosamine with a chemical formula of C11H19NO8. It is part of a biopolymer in the bacterial cell wall built […]

Plastoquinone (PQ) is a quinone molecule involved in the electron transport chain in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. Plastoquinone is reduced (accepts two protons (H+) from the stromal matrix of […]

Azobenzene is a chemical compound composed of two phenyl rings linked by a N=N double bond. It is the simplest example of an azo compound. The term ‘azobenzene’ or simply […]

Amyl butyrate also known as pentyl butyrate or pentyl butanoate is an ester that is formed when pentanol is reacted with butyric acid usually in the presence of sulfuric acid […]

Samarium(II) iodide (SmI2 also known as Kagan’s reagent) is a green solid composed of samarium and iodine with a melting point of 520 °C where the samarium atom has a […]

Ankerite is a calcium iron magnesium manganese carbonate mineral of the group of rhombohedral carbonates with formula: Ca(FeMgMn)(CO3)2. In composition it is closely related to dolomite but differs from this […]

Metol is the chemical compound with the name monomethyl-p-aminophenol hemisulfate. It is a developing agent used in black & white photographic developers. In its pure form it is a solid […]

Thorite (ThU)SiO4 is a rare nesosilicate of thorium that crystallizes in the tetragonal system and is isomorphous with zircon and hafnon. It is the most common mineral of thorium and […]

Phosphorine (IUPAC name: phosphinine) is a heavier element analog of pyridine containing a phosphorus atom instead of an aza- moiety. It is also called phosphabenzene and belongs to the phosphaalkene […]

Hercynite is a spinel mineral with the formula FeAl2O4. It occurs in high-grade metamorphosed iron rich argillaceous sediments as well as in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks. Due to its […]