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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>6</sub> A linear trimer of acetylene, made by passing acetylene into a hydrochloric acid solution that has metallic catalysts; used as an intermediate in neoprene manufacture.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>9</sub>NO<sub>3</sub> A crystalline compound that forms shiny leaflets from water solution, melts at 245–247_C, and is soluble in alkalies and mineral acids; used as a photographic developer and in the analytical determination of iron, phosphorus, and silicon. Also known as photoglycine.
Industry:Chemistry
An internal cyclic mono ester formed by gamma (_) or delta (_) hydroxy acids spontaneously; thus _-hydroxybutyric acid forms _-butyrolactone.
Industry:Chemistry
Any of the fatty-acid glycerol esters where only one acid group is attached to the glycerol group, for example, RCOOCH<sub>2</sub>CHOHCH<sub>2</sub>OH; examples are glycerol monostearate and monolaurate; used as emulsifiers in cosmetics and lubricants.
Industry:Chemistry
To incorporate stabilizers in polymers, such as ultraviolet absorbers, to prevent photodegradation.
Industry:Chemistry
H<sub>2</sub>NCOCONHNH<sub>2</sub> A crystalline compound that decomposes at 220_C; soluble in hot water, acids, and alkalies; used as a reagent for aldehydes and ketones.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O A colorless, flammable liquid used chiefly to manufacture acetic acid.
Industry:Chemistry
C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>21</sub>NO<sub>2</sub> An alkaloid melting at 61_C with decomposition of the compound; highly toxic; obtained by dehydrating atropine.
Industry:Chemistry
CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CN A toxic, colorless liquid with a boiling point of 116–117.7_C; soluble in alcohol and ether; used in industrial, chemical, and pharmaceutical products, and in poultry medicines.
Industry:Chemistry
