ACETIC ACID

Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, vinegar acid, CH3CO2H, melting point 16.6o C, boiling point: 117.9o C, density: 1.0490, flash point: 43o C, ignition temperature 465o C)…

ACETALDEHYDE

Acetaldehyde (ethanal, CH3CH=O, melting point –123.5°C, boiling point: 20.1o C, density: 0.7780, flash point: –38o C, ignition temperature: 165o C) is a colorless, odorous liquid.…

VINYLATION

Unlike ethynylation, in which acetylene adds across a carbonyl group and the triple bond is retained, in vinylation a labile hydrogen compound adds to acetylene,…

POLYMERIZATION

Polymerization is a process in which similar molecules (usually olefins) are linked to form a high-molecular-weight product; such as the formation of polyethylene from ethylene…