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C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub> A colorless, liquid epoxide that boils at 162_C and is miscible with water; used in organic synthesis. Also known as epihydrin alcohol.
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A tautomeric enol form of a lactam with which it forms an equilibrium whenever the lactam nitrogen carries a free hydrogen.
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An organic compound whose chemical structure possesses a single highly reactive site.
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Chemical changes resulting from the absorption of light that reduce the useful properties of materials, particularly polymers. The chemical changes can include bond scission (especially of the molecular backbone), color formation, crosslinking, and chemical rearrangements.
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R<sub>2</sub>C:N<sub>2</sub>HCONH<sub>2</sub> A condensation product of an aldehyde or ketone with semicarbazide.
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1. CH<sub>3</sub>CH(OC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub> A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid used as a solvent and in manufacture of perfumes. Also known as 1,1-diethoxyethane. 2. Any one of a class of compounds formed by the addition of alcohols to aldehydes.
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A substance, such as silicones, organic phosphates, and alcohols, that inhibits the formation of bubbles in a liquid during its agitation by reducing its surface tension.
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C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub> A liquid, the anhydride of butyric acid; used as a solvent in the manufacture of plastics.
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Double bonds joining at least three contiguous carbon atoms in a single structure, for example, H<sub>2</sub>C_C_CH<sub>2</sub> (allene). Also known as twinned double bonds.
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