Hydrocarbons, aliphatic aromatic

For most of the conunonly used surfactants, the hydrophobic group is usually a long-chain hydrocarbon (aliphatic/aromatic) and the hydrophilic group is an ionic or polar group. Depending on the nature of the hydrophilic group, surfactants are classified as anionic, cationic, zwitterionic,... 

Since aliphatic hydrocarbons (unlike aromatic hydrocarbons, p. 155) can be directly nitrated only under very special conditions, indirect methods are usually employed for the preparation of compounds such as nitroethane, CjHsNO. When ethyl iodide is heated with silver nitrite, two isomeric compounds are formed, and can be easily separated by fractional distillation. The first is the true ester, ethyl nitrite, C,HiONO, of b.p. 17° its identity is shown by the action of hot sodium hydroxide solution, which hydrolyses it, giving ethanol and... 

Polyamide or polyimide polymers are resistant to aliphatic, aromatic, and chlorinated or fluorinated hydrocarbons as well as to many acidic and basic systems but are degraded by high-temperature caustic exposures. 

Polyvinyl chloride acetate copolymers Tough Very good Excellent Excellent (Aliphatic hydrocarbon, good aromatic hydrocarbon, poor) Fair, ISO F Very good Easy... 

Torlon-type polymers are unaffected by aliphatic, aromatic, chlorinated and fluorinated hydrocarbons, dilute acids, aldehydes, ketones, ethers and esters. Resistance to alkalis is poor. They have excellent resistance to radiation. If a total of 10 Mrad is absorbed at a radiation dosage of 1 Mrad/h the tensile strength decreases by only 5%. 

The fluids have reasonably good chemical resistance but are attacked by concentrated mineral acids and alkalis. They are soluble in aliphatic, aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons, which is to be expected from the low solubility parameter of 14.9 MPa. They are insoluble in solvents of higher solubility parameter such as acetone, ethylene glycol and water. They are themselves very poor solvents. Some physical properties of the dimethylsilicone fluids are summarised in Table 29.2. 

Halogenated chemicals Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Aliphatics Substituted benzenes Halogenated aliphatics Dioxins and furans... 

Fluorinated rubbers, copolymers of hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene-fluorides, have excellent resistance to oils, fuels and lubricants at temperatures up to 200°C. They have better resistance to aliphatic, aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons and most mineral acids than other rubbers, but their high cost restricts their engineering applications. Cheremisinoff et al. [54] provide extensive physical and mechanical properties data on engineering plastics. A glossary of terms concerned with fabrication and properties of plastics is given in the last section of this chapter. 

Zebiihr et al. (29) developed an automated system for determining PAHs, PCBs and PCDD/Fs by using an aminopropyl silica column coupled to a porous graphitic carbon column. This method gives five fractions, i.e. aliphatic and monoaromatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PCBs with two or more ortho-chlorines, mono-ort/io PCBs, and non-ortho PCBs and PCDD/Fs. This method employed five switching valves and was successfully used with extracts of sediments, biological samples and electrostatic filter precipitates. 

Benzene derivatives. Tbe nomenclature is a combination of the lUPAC system and traditional names. Many of the derivatives are named by the substituent group appearing as the prefbt. These may be considered a subclass of the aliphatic-aromatic hydrocarbon family, which contains both aliphatic and aromatic units in its structures. Thus, alkylbenzenes are made up of a benzene ring and alkane units alkenylbenzenes are Composed of a benzene ring and alkene units and alkynylbenzenes comprise a benzene ring and alkyne units. Examples of alkylbenzenes include... 

Titov claims that the free radical mechanism applies for nitration of aliphatic hydrocarbons, of aromatic side chains, of olefins, and of aromatic ring carbons, if irf the latter case the nitrating agent is ca 60—70% nitric acid that is free of nitrous acid, or even more dil acid if oxides of nitrogen are present... 

The silica gel surface is extremely polar and, as a result, must often be deactivated with a polar solvent such as ethyl acetate, propanol or even methanol. The bulk solvent is usually an n-alkane such as n-heptane and the moderators (the name given to the deactivating agents) are usually added at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 5% v/v. Silica gel is very effective for separating polarizable materials such as the aromatic hydrocarbons, nitro hydrocarbons (aliphatic and aromatic), aliphatic ethers, aromatic esters, etc. When separating polarizable substances as opposed to substances with permanent dipoles, mixtures of an aliphatic hydrocarbon with a chlorinated hydrocarbon such as chlorobutane or methylene dichloride are often used as the mobile... 

Volatile solvents are fluids or gases contained in a wide variety of products (e.g., gasoline, paint thinner, butane gas) that have significant concentrations of aliphatic, aromatic, or halogenated hydrocarbons, which vaporize at room temperature. Because of their rapid absorption in the lungs, volatile solvents exert a rapid intoxicating effect. 

Another variation of the preceding method is to apply HPLC to fractionate the cleaned-up aliphatic-aromatic fraction from flash colurim separation of soluble organic matter as it is performed in the Chevron laboratory, for example, as described in Reference 2. A Waters HPLC system equipped with a preparative Whatman Partisil 10 silica column (9.4 X 500 mm), a HPLC pump, and two detectors for separation monitoring (a UV and refractive index detector) are used, giving three fractions of aliphatic hydrocarbons, mono-, di-, and triaromatics and polar compounds. The hrst two fractions are eluted with hexane, whereas polar compounds are eluted with... 

The reaction 0(3P) + C2H2 plays a key role not only in the combustion of acetylene itself,53 but also in the overall mechanism for hydrocarbon combustion, since acetylene is an important intermediate in the combustion of methane, larger aliphatic hydrocarbons, and aromatics.54-57 There are two energetically-allowed channels ... 

The fluorocarbons have the best heat stability of all rubbers, being capable of giving extended service life at over 250 °C. As a group, fluorocarbons resist aliphatic, aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons, and most oils and mineral acids. They are also highly resistant to oxygen, ozone and UV light. 

Hydrocarbons (both aromatic and aliphatic) do not have many (or any) groups that can participate in the hydrogen-bonding network of water. They re greasy and prefer to be on the interior of proteins (away from water). Note that a couple of the aromatics, Tyr and Trp, have O and N, and Met has an S, but these amino acids are still pretty hydrophobic. The hydrophobic nature usually dominates however, the O, N, and S atoms often participate in hydrogen bonds in the interior of the protein. 

Fischer-Tropsch A process for converting synthesis gas (a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen) to liquid fuels. Modified versions were known as the Synol and Synthol processes. The process is operated under pressure at 200 to 350°C, over a catalyst. Several different catalyst systems have been used at different periods, notably iron-zinc oxide, nickel-thoria on kieselgtihr, cobalt-thoria on kieselgiihr, and cemented iron oxide. The main products are C5-Cn aliphatic hydrocarbons the aromatics content can be varied by varying the process conditions. The basic reaction was discovered in 1923 by F. Fischer and... 

Spectrofluorimetric methods are applicable to the determination of aliphatic hydrocarbons, and humic and fulvic acids in soil, aliphatic hydrocarbons polyaromatic hydrocarbons, optical whiteners, and selenium in non-saline sediments, aliphatic aromatic and polyaromatic hydrocarbons and humic and fulvic acids in saline sediments. The only application found in luminescence spectroscopy is the determination of polychlorobiphenyl in soil. Generally speaking, concentrations down to the picogram (pg L 1), level can be determined by this technique with recovery efficiencies near f00%. 

Abstract The basic principles of the oxidative carbonylation reaction together with its synthetic applications are reviewed. In the first section, an overview of oxidative carbonylation is presented, and the general mechanisms followed by different substrates (alkenes, dienes, allenes, alkynes, ketones, ketenes, aromatic hydrocarbons, aliphatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, phenols, amines) leading to a variety of carbonyl compounds are discussed. The second section is focused on processes catalyzed by Pdl2-based systems, and on their ability to promote different kind of oxidative carbonylations under mild conditions to afford important carbonyl derivatives with high selectivity and efficiency. In particular, the recent developments towards the one-step synthesis of new heterocyclic derivatives are described. 

Von Oettingen WF. 1955. The halogenated aliphatic, olefinic, cyclic, aromatic, and aliphatic-aromatic hydrocarbons including the halogenated insecticides, their toxicity and potential dangers. Washington, DC U.S. Public Health Service. PHS Publication No. 414, 15-28. 

A petrochemical is any chemical (as distinct from fuels and petroleum products) manufactured from petroleum (and natural gas) and used for a variety of commercial purposes (Table 3.8). The definition, however, has been broadened to include the entire range of aliphatic, aromatic, and naphthenic organic chemicals, as well as carbon black and inorganic materials such as sulfur and anunonia. Petroleum and natural gas are made up of hydrocarbon molecules, which comprise one or more carbon atoms to which hydrogen atoms are attached. Currently,... 

Such xenobiotics as aliphatic hydrocarbons and derivatives, chlorinated ahphatic compounds (methyl, ethyl, methylene, and ethylene chlorides), aromatic hydrocarbons and derivatives (benzene, toluene, phthalate, ethylbenzene, xylenes, and phenol), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated aromatic compounds (chlorophenols, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins and relatives, DDT and relatives), AZO dyes, compounds with nitrogroups (explosive-contaminated waste and herbicides), and organophosphate wastes can be treated effectively by aerobic microorganisms. 

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