Organic Chemistry

Industrial production of Benzoic acid Benzoic acid is produced commercially by partial oxidation of toluene with oxygen. From toluene: By oxidation of toluene at 300°C…

Ethanoic acid is a chemical with a sharp, caustic smell. Considered a weak synthetic acid, it is still a powerful chemical. The major applications of…

Acetic acid is treated with sodium bicarbonate till effervescence is ceased. The solution thus obtained is evaporated to dryness when a solid residue is obtained.…

Manufacture of ethanoic acid from pyroligneous acid Pyroligneous acid is distilled with dehydrated Ca(OH)2 solution. As a result, methanol, propanone etc, go away as vapour…

Diasteriomer: If two optically active chiral compounds don’t act as mirror images of each other, they are named as `diasteriomers’ of each other. Diastereomers can…

Metamerism: This type of isomerism is due to the unequal distribution of carbon atom on either side of the functional group. The individual members are…

Formalin is used- as an antiseptic and powerful disinfectant and preservative ; in the manufacture of important synthetic plastic e.g., bakelite, plaskon, melmac etc :…

The 30-40% aqueous solution of formaldehyde (methanal) is called formalin and has the chemical formula HCHO. Preparation The raw material for formalin production is methanol…

Chloroform (trihloromethane), CHCl3 is the simplest trihalogen compound in which hydrogen atoms of methane are substituted by three chlorine atoms. It is a colorless, sweet-smelling, volatile,…

The aromatic compounds apparently contain alternate double and single bonds in a cyclic structure, and resemble benzene in chemical behaviour. They undergo substitution rather than…