acid–base reaction — ▪ chemistry Introduction a type of chemical process typified by the exchange of one or more hydrogen ions, H+, between species that may be neutral (molecules, such as water, H2O; or acetic acid, CH3CO2H) or electrically charged (ions, such… … Universalium
carboxylic acid — Chem. any organic acid containing one or more carboxyl groups. [1900 05; CARBOXYL + IC] * * * Any organic compound with the general chemical formula ―COOH in which a carbon (C) atom is bonded to an oxygen (O) atom by a double bond to make a… … Universalium
Carboxylic acid — Structure of a carboxylic acid Carboxylate ion … Wikipedia
Geminal halide hydrolysis — is an organic reaction. The reactants are a geminal dihalide and water or a hydroxide. The reaction product is a ketone or an aldehyde. The first part of the reaction mechanism consists of an ordinary nucleophilic aliphatic substitution to… … Wikipedia
Hypochlorous acid — Hypochlorous acid … Wikipedia
aminolysis — Replacement of a halogen in an alkyl or aryl molecule by an amine radical, with elimination of hydrogen halide. * * * am·i·nol·y·sis .am ə näl ə səs n … Medical dictionary
IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry — The IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry is a systematic method of naming organic chemical compounds as recommended[1] by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). Ideally, every possible organic compound should have a… … Wikipedia
Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act — Drugs controlled by the United Kingdom (UK) Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 are listed in this article. These drugs are known in the UK as controlled drugs, because this is the term by which the act itself refers to them. In more general terms, however … Wikipedia
Aldol reaction — The aldol reaction is a powerful means of forming carbon–carbon bonds in organic chemistry.[1][2][3] Discovered independently by … Wikipedia
Functional group — For other uses, see Functional group (disambiguation) and Moiety (disambiguation). Benzyl acetate has an ester functional group (in red), an acetyl moiety (circled with green) and a benzyloxy moiety (circled with orange). Other divisions can be… … Wikipedia
Zinc — This article is about the metallic element. For other uses, see Zinc (disambiguation). copper ← zinc → gallium ↑ Zn ↓ Cd … Wikipedia