organic compounds with description and examples

7/27/2019 Organic Compounds with Description and examples

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1. Isopropy Alcohol(also propan-2-ol, 2-propanol or the abbreviation IPA) - C3H8O

2. Acetone(Dimethylformaldehyde) - (CH3)2CO

3. Vinegar(ethanoic acid) - CH3COOH

4. Common Salt(Sodium Chloride) NaCl

5. Table Sugar(saccharose) - C12H22O11

6. Toothpaste(sodium monoflourophosphate) - Na2PO3F

7. Insecticide(Orthoboric acid) - H3BO3

8. Oil control toner(Methylchloroisothiazolinone) - C4H4ClNOS

9. Perfume(butyl phenyl methylpropionate) - C16H25NO2S

10.Skin Protect Sunblock(benzophenone-4) - C14H12O6S

11.Anti-Persperant/Deodorant(aluminium zirconium octachlorohydrex gly)- Al2Cl7H7O7Zr2

12.Bleach; Zonrox (Sodium hypochlorite) NaOCl

13.Steel (Iron Carbide) Fe3C

14.Plastics (vinyl chloride) - C2H3Cl

15.Vetsin (Monosodium Glutamate) - C5H8NNaO4

16.Agua Oxigenada (Hydrogen Peroxide) - H2O2

17.Betadine (povidone-iodine) - (C6H9NO)nxI

18.Efficascent oil (Methyl Salicylate) - C8H8O3

19.Super Glue (cyanoacrylate) - C6H7NO2

20.Vegetable oil (octadecanoic acid) CH3(CH2)16COOH
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Isopropyl Alcohol

Compound Name: 2-propanol or propan-2-ol

Chemical Formula: C3H8O

Characteristics: It is colorless, flammable chemical compound with a

strong odor.

Uses: Used widely as a solvent and as a cleaning fluid

Cleaning electronic devices.

Removing thermal paste from IC packages.

It is used to clean LCD and glass computer monitorscreens.

Isopropyl alcohol removes smudges, dirt, and fingerprints from cell

phones.

It is effective at removing residual glue.

Used to remove stains from most fabrics, wood, cotton, etc.
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Acetone

Compound Name: Dimethylformaldehyde

Chemical Formula: (CH3)2CO

Characteristics: Colorless liquid (white snow-like form when solid)

Uses:

It is ideal for thinning fiberglass resin, cleaning fiberglass tools and

dissolving two-part epoxies and superglue before hardening.

It is used as a volatile component of some paints and varnishes.

Commonly used in the skin rejuvenation process in medical officesand medical spas.

Used as a polaraprotic solvent in a variety oforganic reactions.

Primary component in cleaning agents such as nail polish remover.

Make-up artists use acetone to remove skin adhesive from the netting

of wigs and moustaches.
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Vinegar

Compound Name: Ethanoic Acid

Chemical Formula: CH3COOH

Characteristics: Most vinegars are very liquid. Some vinegars such as

traditional balsamic vinegar, however, are highly concentrated and have a

thick consistency similar to syrup.

Uses:

Commonly used in food preparation, particularly

in pickling processes, vinaigrettes, and othersalad dressings. It is an ingredient in sauces such as mustard, ketchup, and

mayonnaise.

White vinegar applied as a spray to tissue draped over a sunburn

helps restore the lost acidic level to the skin, and gives a cooling

effect.

Used to fight infections.

Vinegar can be an effective antibacterial cleaning agent on hard

surfaces such as washroom tiles and countertops. Applying vinegar to common jellyfish stings deactivates

the nematocysts

Vinegar can be used as an herbicide.
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Common Salt

Compound Name: Sodium Chloride

Chemical Formula: NaCl

Characteristics: Colorless/white crystalline solid. When exposed to free

air, NaCl optics gradually covers with "frost".

Uses:

Many micro organisms cannot live in an overly salty environment

Used to preserve some foods, such as smoked bacon or fish.

Used to detach leeches that have attached themselves to feed.

Used to disinfect wounds.

Often used in the infrared spectrum range and it is still used

sometimes.

People have used salt as a cleansing agent rubbed on household

surfaces.

It is also used in many brands ofshampoo, toothpaste and popularly

to de-ice driveways and patches of ice.

Sodium chloride is the principal extinguishing agent in fire

extinguishers

Small particles ofsea salt are the dominant cloud condensation

nuclei well out at sea, which allow the formation ofclouds in

otherwise non-polluted air.
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Table Sugar

Compound Name: saccharose

Chemical Formula: C12H22O11

Characteristics: White crystalline solid

Uses:

Sugar forms a major element in confectionery and desserts.

Cooks use it for sweetening, and it can also act as a food

preservative when used in sufficient concentrations.

It is a common ingredient in many processed and so-called "junk

foods."
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Toothpaste

Compound Name: Sodium Monoflourophosphate

Chemical Formula: Na2PO3F

Characteristics: Paste or gel in appearance.

Uses:

Remove scratches from cds.

Clean diamond jewelry.

Soothe a burn

Crayon removal

Remove carpet stains

Shine silver

Soothe the itch of mosquito and flea bites.

Treat acne

Get gum out of hair

Remove scratches from glass


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Insecticide

Compound Name: Orthoboric Acid

Chemical Formula: H3BO3

Characteristics: Liquid or in gas form

Uses:

Used against insects
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Oil Control Toner

Compound name: Methylchloroisothiazolinone

Chemical Formula: C4H4ClNOS

Characterictics: Liquid or in lotion form. (commonly colorless liquid form)

Uses:

Use to clean the skin and perhaps reduce oil on the skin and

prevent acne breakouts.
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Perfume

Compound name: Butyl Phenyl Methyl propionate

Chemical formula: C16H25NO2S

Characteristic: Liquid in form. (Gas form when sprayed)

Uses:

Used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces a

pleasant scent.

Used as a car freshener.

Used as a closet freshener.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odor


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Sunblock

Compound name: benzophenone-4

Chemical formula: C14H12O6S

Characteristics: lotion, spray, gel or othertopical product that absorbs or

reflects some of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation

Uses:

Prevents sunburn.

Premature aging.

Decreases the risk of cancer.
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Anti-persperant/Deodorant

Compound name: aluminium zirconium octachlorohydrex gly

Chemical Formula: Al2Cl7H7O7Zr2

Characteristic: Liquid, Solid, or gas in form

Uses:

Prevents body odor.

Prevents wet underarm.

Whitens Underarm.

Negative Side effect:

It can cause breast cancer.


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Bleach

Compound Name: Sodium hypochlorite

Chemical Formula: NaOCl

Characteristics: Colorless liquid

Uses:

Removes stain from clothes.

Used to kill moss, weed, and algae in the yard.

Used to kill germs on the counter top, and stove surface.

Used in shining porcelain.

Used to brighten glass wares.

Used to clean plastic lawn furniture.

It can be use to clean smelly feet.


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Steel

Compound Name: Iron Carbide

Chemical Formula: Fe3C

Characteristics: When steel is raised to a red heat and then suddenly

cooled, it becomes hard and brittle.

Uses: Steel has hundreds of uses, some of these are:

It is used to make shovel, pick-axe, rake, and other gardening tools

for Agriculture.

It is used to make wires, corrugated sheets, steel pipes and nails for

construction.

It is used to make needle, dental instruments, microscope, braces

and other thing for health and hygiene uses.

It is used to make home appliances such as microwave ovens,

televisions, refrigerators, and stoves.
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Plastics

Compound name: Vinyl Chloride

Chemical formula: C2H3Cl

Characteristics: Durable, Lightweight, and reusable

Uses:

Used as shopping bags.

Used as garbage bags at home.

It is used as a container.

Used to make toys and other appliances.

Used to make feeding bottles for babies. Used to make Plastic bottles.


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Vetsin

Compound name: Monosodium Glutamate

Chemical Formula: C5H8NNaO4

Characteristics: White crystalline powder.

Uses:

Used by most fast food chains and in many foodstuffs.

It is used in canned, frozen, or dried prepared foods.

It is used in condiments such as barbeque sauce and salad

dressings.

It is used commonly in snack foods or junk foods. It is used in seasoning mixtures.


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Agua Oxigenada

Compound Name: Hydrogen Peroxide

Chemical Formula:H2O2

Characteristics: Very light blue in color; colorless liquid.

Uses:

Whiten your white laundry

Sanitize your kitchen surfaces

Kill fingernails and toenail fungus

It can be a homemade tooth whitener

Help houseplants grow healthier
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Betadine

Compound Name: Povidone-Iodine

Chemical formula: (C6H9NO)nxI

Characteristics: Reddish brown in color.

Use:

Used to cure wounds.


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Efficascent Oil

Compound Name: Methyl Salicylate

Chemical Formula: C8H8O3

Characteristics: Green in color, warm when applied to skin.

Uses:

Used as rubefacient in deep heating liniments.

used to provide fragrance to various products and as an odor-

masking agent for some organophosphatepesticides.

.
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Super Glue

Compound Name: Cyanoacrylate

Chemical Formula: C6H7NO2

Characteristics: colorless liquid, becames hard when dry

Uses:

Used to preserve snowflakes

Used for suturing wounds quickly


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