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UNSATURATED ALIPHATIC COMPOUND [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

aliphatic: one of the major groups of organic compounds characterized by straight- or branched-chain arrangement of the constituent carbon atoms. Aliphatic hydrocarbons are comprised of three subgroups: (1) paraffins (alkanes), all of which are saturated and comparatively unreactive, ... (2) olefins (alkenes or alkadienes) which are unsaturated and quite reactive; (3) acetylenes (alkynes) ....

OBS

See records "aliphatic" and "unsaturated compound".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

composé aliphatique : composé organique renfermant une chaîne ouverte, comme les corps gras.

OBS

voir fiches "composé aliphatique" et "composé non saturé".

Spanish

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