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Organic chemicals

Any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon.

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volemitol

Organic chemicals; Alcohol & Hydroxybenzene & Ether

Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol. It is a substance widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. It was also found in ...

allyl alcohol

Organic chemicals; Alcohol & Hydroxybenzene & Ether

Allyl alcohol is an organic compound with the structural formula CH2=CHCH2OH. Like many alcohols,it is a water soluble, colourless liquid, but it is more toxic than typical small ...

geraniol

Organic chemicals; Alcohol & Hydroxybenzene & Ether

Geraniol is a monoterpenoid and an alcohol. It is the primary part of rose oil, palmarosa oil, and citronella oil (Java type). It also occurs in small quantities in geranium, ...

propargyl alcohol

Organic chemicals; Alcohol & Hydroxybenzene & Ether

Propargyl alcohol, or 2-propyn-1-ol, is an organic compound which is a simple alcohol containing an alkyne functional group. Propargyl alcohol is a clear colorless viscous liquid ...

inositol

Organic chemicals; Alcohol & Hydroxybenzene & Ether

Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula C6H12O6 or (-CHOH-)6, a sixfold alcohol (polyol) of cyclohexane. It exists in nine possible ...

menthol

Organic chemicals; Alcohol & Hydroxybenzene & Ether

Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or other mint oils. It is a waxy, crystalline substance, clear or white in color, which is solid at ...

alcohol

Organic chemicals; Alcohol & Hydroxybenzene & Ether

An alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds ...