Isocyanic acid is a chemical compound with the structural formula HNCO, which is often written as H−N=C=O. It is a colourless, volatile and poisonous substance...

will increase its rate with elevated temperatures or in the presence of acid or base. At 25 °C, in excess water, half of the MIC is consumed in 9 min...

Fulminic acid is an acid with the formula HCNO, more specifically H−C≡N+−O−. It is an isomer of isocyanic acid (H−N=C=O) and of its elusive tautomer,...

Hydrogen cyanide (formerly known as prussic acid) is a chemical compound with the formula HCN and structural formula H−C≡N. It is a highly toxic and flammable...

production of MDI is the reaction of aniline and formaldehyde, using hydrochloric acid as a catalyst to produce 4,4'-Methylenedianiline and other diamine precursors...

a precursor to other commodity chemicals, including formaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl benzoate, anisole, peroxyacids, as well...

Formic acid (from Latin formica 'ant'), systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid, and has the chemical formula HCOOH and structure...

Methyl acetate, also known as MeOAc, acetic acid methyl ester or methyl ethanoate, is a carboxylate ester with the formula CH3COOCH3. It is a flammable...

white fumes of hydrochloric acid upon contact with atmospheric water vapor. Hydrogen chloride gas and hydrochloric acid are important in technology and...

sulfuric acid. SO2 + H2O + 1⁄2 O2 → H2SO4 Sulfur dioxide dissolves in water to give "sulfurous acid", which cannot be isolated and is instead an acidic solution...

ammonia, a weak base, reacts with Brønsted acids (proton donors): H+ + NH3 → [NH4]+ The ammonium ion is mildly acidic, reacting with Brønsted bases to return...

Acetic acid /əˈsiːtɪk/, systematically named ethanoic acid /ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/, is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula...

synthesized paraldehyde in 1848 by treating acetaldehyde with acid (either sulfuric or nitric acid) and cooling to 0 °C (32 °F). He found it quite remarkable...

Methyl formate, also called methyl methanoate, is the methyl ester of formic acid. The simplest example of a carboxylate ester, it is a colorless liquid with...

thermally decomposes to form ammonia (NH 3) and isocyanic acid (HNCO): (NH 2) 2CO → NH 3 + HNCO The isocyanic acid reacts with the water vapor and hydrolyses...

with the formula CH3CONH2. It is an amide derived from ammonia and acetic acid. It finds some use as a plasticizer and as an industrial solvent. The related...

carbon – nitrogen compounds are cyanogen, hydrogen cyanide, cyanamide, isocyanic acid and cyanogen chloride. Paracyanogen is the polymerization product of...

which quickly hydrates to sulfuric acid: H2S + 2 O2 → H2SO4 It is slightly soluble in water and acts as a weak acid (pKa = 6.9 in 0.01–0.1 mol/litre solutions...

reaction with alcohols, carboxylic acid esters are formed: Ketenes react with a carboxylic acids to form carboxylic acid anhydrides: Ketenes react with ammonia...

glutamic acid (which can itself be produced from renewable feedstocks). The lignocellulosic route involves fermentation of the biomass to propionic acid and...

water to yield hydrofluoric acid. It is the principal industrial source of fluorine, often in the form of hydrofluoric acid, and is an important feedstock...

to produce nitric acid (HNO3): •NO + HO• 2 → •NO2 + HO• •NO2 + HO• → HNO3 Nitric acid, along with sulfuric acid, contributes to acid rain deposition. •NO...

gives the "alpha" product naphthalene-1-sulfonic acid as the kinetic product but naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid as the thermodynamic product. The 1-isomer forms...

sodium hydroxide is frequently used alongside neutral water and acidic hydrochloric acid to demonstrate the pH scale to chemistry students. Sodium hydroxide...

the controlling action of an enzyme. carbamylation the addition of Isocyanic acid to a protein's N-terminus or the side-chain of Lys. carbonylation the...

hydroxylation, to more complex organics, "a step along the path toward amino acids and nucleotides, the raw materials of proteins and DNA, respectively". Further...

may also be prepared by oxidizing 1-propanol with a mixture of sulfuric acid and potassium dichromate. The reflux condenser contains water heated at 60 °C...

reactive compounds. It is typically stored with a stabilizer in a weakly acidic solution in an opaque bottle. Hydrogen peroxide is found in biological systems...

nordstrandite. Aluminium hydroxide is amphoteric, i.e., it has both basic and acidic properties. Closely related are aluminium oxide hydroxide, AlO(OH), and...

sodium chloride is used for the production of sodium sulfate and hydrochloric acid. Sodium chloride is heavily used, so even relatively minor applications can...