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McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. Its primary areas of business are financial, publishing, and business services.
A (chiral) carbon atom that has four different substituents bonded to it. Also known as a stereogenic atom.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub> A colorless liquid, boiling at 121_C; used in flavoring extracts and perfumery.
Industry:Chemistry
A compound consisting of hydrogen, bromine, fluorine, and carbon. Abbreviated HBFC.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>12</sub> A colorless fragrant liquid that boils at 164.7_C (328.6_F); it is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is part of the benzene series, and occurs naturally in coal tar or is synthesized from acetone.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>COO(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>7</sub>CH<sub>3</sub> A colorless liquid with a fruity odor and a boiling point of 199_C; soluble in alcohol and other organic liquids; used for perfumes and flavoring.
Industry:Chemistry
HOOC(CHOH)<sub>4</sub>COOK An off-white powder, soluble in hot water, acid, or alkaline solutions; used in rubber formulations, soaps, and detergents, and for metal plating.
Industry:Chemistry
A system in which the name of a compound is derived by using the functional group (the substituent) as a prefix or suffix to the name of the parent compound to which it is attached; for example, in 2-chloropropane a chlorine atom has replaced a hydrogen atom on the central carbon of the propane chain.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>19</sub>NO A dark liquid, used as a growth regulator to protect apples and pears in storage.
Industry:Chemistry
1. Indicating the homolog of a compound differing in formula from the latter by an increase of one CH<sub>2</sub> group. 2. Indicating a homopolymer made up of a single type of monomer, such as polyethylene from ethylene. 3. Indicating that a skeletal atom has been added to a well-known structure.
Industry:Chemistry
