Encyclopedia Of Industrial Chemistry: Chemicals, Processes And Applications

April 8, 2024
Organic Chemicals

1,3-Propanediol: production, reactions and uses

1,3-Propanediol is a clear, colorless, odorless liquid that is miscible with water, alcohols, ethers, and formamide. It is sparingly soluble in benzene and chloroform.

July 4, 2024
Organic Chemicals

Butanone: Properties, Reactions, Production and Uses

Butanone also known as methyl ethyl ketone, MEK, is an aliphatic ketone and, next to acetone, the most important commercially produced ketone. It is a is a colorless, low-viscosity, flammable liquid with a characteristic ketone-like odor similar to that of acetone.

April 8, 2024
Organic Chemicals

4-Methyl-2-pentanone: production, reactions and uses

4-Methyl-2-pentanone is a colorless liquid with a less pronounced ketone-like odor.

August 5, 2024
Organic Chemicals

3-Methyl-2-butanone: production and uses

3-Methyl-2-butanone is a colorless liquid with a characteristic ketone odor.

May 16, 2024
Organic Chemicals

Hydroquinone: production, reactions and uses

Hydroquinone, also known as 1,4-benzenediol, is a colorless crystalline solid when pure, with the chemical formula C6H4(OH)2. It is an aromatic diol (a para-isomer of catechol).

May 16, 2024
Organic Chemicals

Catechol: production, reactions and uses

Catechol, also known as pyrocatechol or 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H4(OH)2. It is a crystalline substance with a distinctive phenolic fragrance.

July 21, 2024
Organic Chemicals

Propylene glycol: production, reactions and uses

Propylene glycol is a viscous, colorless liquid that is nearly odorless but has a faintly sweet taste . It is a diol with the chemical formula C3H8O2.

July 22, 2024
Organic Chemicals

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP): Properties, Production and Uses

Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (mekp) is a liquid chemical compound from the family of ketone peroxides that it is used to initiate the polymerization of unsaturated polyester and vinylester resins at different curing temperatures.

September 24, 2024
Carboxylic Acids

Dichloroacetic Acid: Properties, Production and Applications

Dichloroacetic acid is a colorless and highly corrosive liquid it emits acidic vapors that can cause irritation to the mucous membranes. It exhibits complete miscibility with water and can dissolve readily in various organic solvents such as alcohols, ketones, hydrocarbons, and chlorinated hydrocarbons.

April 7, 2024
Inorganic Compounds

Bromine: Reactions, Production and Uses

Bromine is a dense, dark red, fuming, highly corrosive, and lacrimatory liquid. Its strong pungent odor is detectable at 1 ppm by volume in air.

August 11, 2024
Organic Chemicals

Aniline: Properties, Reactions, Production and Uses

Aniline, also known as aminobenzene, is an aromatic amine with the chemical formula C6H5NH2. It is a flammable colorless to slightly yellow liquid with a sweet, amine-like odor, and it turns brown upon exposure to air and light.

September 22, 2024
Carboxylic Acids

Chloroacetic Acid: Reactions, Production and Uses

Chloroacetic Acid is an organic compound with the formula CH₂ClCOOH. It is a colorless, hygroscopic crystalline solid that exists in various crystalline forms.