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  2. Camphor - Wikipedia

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    Camphor (/ ˈ k æ m f ər /) is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma. [5] It is classified as a terpenoid and a cyclic ketone.It is found in the wood of the camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora), a large evergreen tree found in East Asia; and in the kapur tree (Dryobalanops sp.), a tall timber tree from South East Asia.

  3. Camphoric acid - Wikipedia

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    Camphoric acid, C 10 H 16 O 4[citation needed] or in Latin form Acidum camphoricum, is a white crystallisable substance obtained from the oxidation of camphor. It exists in three optically different forms; the dextrorotatory one is obtained by the oxidation of dextrorotatory camphor and is used in pharmaceuticals.

  4. Naphthalene - Wikipedia

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    8. It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. [15] As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is the main ingredient of traditional mothballs.

  5. Ferrocene - Wikipedia

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    Ferrocene is an organometallic compound with the formula Fe(C 5 H 5) 2.The molecule is a complex consisting of two cyclopentadienyl rings sandwiching a central iron atom. It is an orange solid with a camphor-like odor that sublimes above room temperature, and is soluble in most organic solvents.

  6. Group 2 organometallic chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Group 2 organometallic chemistry. Magnesium anthracenide with three thf ligands. [1] Group 2 organometallic chemistry refers to the organic derivativess of any group 2 element. It is a subtheme to main group organometallic chemistry. [2][3] By far the most common group 2 organometallic compounds are the magnesium-containing Grignard reagents ...

  7. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon - Wikipedia

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    Bottom: atomic force microscopy image. A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) is a class of organic compounds that is composed of multiple aromatic rings. The simplest representative is naphthalene, having two aromatic rings, and the three-ring compounds anthracene and phenanthrene. PAHs are uncharged, non-polar and planar.

  8. Camphorsulfonic acid - Wikipedia

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    Camphorsulfonic acid, sometimes abbreviated CSA or 10-CSA is an organosulfur compound. Like typical sulfonic acids, it is a relatively strong acid that is a colorless solid at room temperature and is soluble in water and a wide variety of organic substances. This compound is commercially available. It can be prepared by sulfonation of camphor ...

  9. Carborane - Wikipedia

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    c 2 b 3 h 5 fe(co) 3 + fe 2 (co) 9 → c 2 b 3 h 5 (fe(co) 3) 2 + fe(co) 5 + co Base-induced degradation of carboranes give anionic nido derivatives, which can also be employed as ligands for transition metals, generating metallacarboranes , which are carboranes containing one or more transition metal or main group metal atoms in the cage ...