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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.
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>NH<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub> A white powder, melting point 88–92_C, slightly soluble in ethanol and ether, very slightly soluble in water; used as a local anesthetic. Also known as benzocaine.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>H A white, crystalline compound, melting point 220_C; used as an intermediate in certain pharmaceutical manufacturing and as a textile softener and lubricant. Also known as glycolyurea.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>38</sub> Colorless liquid boiling at 318_C; soluble in alcohol, acetone, ether, and petroleum, insoluble in water; used as a solvent and chemical intermediate.
Industry:Chemistry
Thermoplastic copolymer of vinyl chloride, CH<sub>2</sub>CHCl, and vinyl acetate, CH<sub>3</sub>COOCH_CH<sub>2</sub>; colorless solid with good resistance to water, concentrated acids, and alkalies; compounded with plasticizers, it yields a flexible material superior to rubber in aging properties; used for cable and wire coverings and protective garments.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH:CHC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub> Colorless crystals soluble in ether and benzene, insoluble in water; melts at 124_C; used to make dyes and bleaches and as phosphors. Also known as diphenylethylene; toluylene.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>CHCC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>COOH Colorless monoclinic crystals, subliming at 40_C; used as a peppermint flavoring.
Industry:Chemistry
Catalytic reaction of hydrogen with other compounds, usually unsaturated; for example, unsaturated cottonseed oil is hydrogenated to form solid fats.
Industry:Chemistry
A salt of stearic, oleic, palmitic, lauric, or erucic acid with a heavy metal such as cobalt or copper; used as a drier in paints and inks, in fungicides, decolorizing varnish, and waterproofing.
Industry:Chemistry
Salt made up of a metal or alkaloid with oleic acid; used for external medicines and in soaps and paints.
Industry:Chemistry
