To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion of the acid's carboxyl group must also be removed. The hydrogren atom and the ...

An acid and alkali will neutralise each other and produce a salt and water. This is called a neutralisation reaction. The name of the salt produced can be worked out from the names of the acid and ...

What were the chemical processes that started life on Earth? Biochemist Art Weber is trying to answer this question by studying prebiotically plausible chemical reactions in the lab – reactions that ...

In this method the cleavage reagent comprises a solution of acetic anhydride (80 g) in 120 g of p-toluene sulfonic acid. This mixture is refluxed at 120 C for 30 minutes. The product obtained is used ...

The small town of Sweetwater, in Nolan County, Texas, sits north of three of the world’s largest onshore wind farms. Some ...

On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add 16 individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Figure 7.1: Torsional repulsion forces of hydrogen atoms in the tetrahydrofuran ring The cationic catalysts used for THF polymerisation, with the general formula R+X- are: trialkyloxonium salts of ...

Amino acid molecules are made of four main elements. You may remember them from science class: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. These elements form the same amino acid structure.

The sorbitan tristearate market is anticipated to grow its presence in the global market at a lower CAGR of 4.3%, and is projected to reach an estimated value of USD 657.7 Million ...

India Phthalic Anhydride Market achieved a total market volume of 201.22 Million Tonnes in 2024 and is expected to reach 245.08 Million Tonnes by 2030 with a CAGR of 3.54% One of its key applications ...