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AROMATIC ACID [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

An acid of the aromatic group of compounds (aromatic compounds), characterized by the presence of at least one benzene ring.

CONT

Aromatic acids, such as benzoic and toluic, are frequently used as sources of hydrocarbons ...

OBS

"aromatic" is said of compounds often used in perfumery and in the fragrance industry to describe essential oils which are not aromatic in the chemical sense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

acides aromatiques : Composés chimiques organiques dont la molécule contient un ou plusieurs groupes carboxyles [...]

CONT

Acides aromatiques. Les acides de cette série, dont le carboxyle est fixé directement sur le noyau, ont des préparations et des propriétés particulières décrites à propos de l'acide benzoïque. Dans le groupe du benzène, les corps les plus importants sont, outre l'acide benzoïque, les acides phénylacétique et cinnamique (éthylénique).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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