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alkyl

Any organic radical of the formula CnH2n + 1; the chief members are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and amyl. These radicals are not stable in the free state but are found combined in a large number of types of organic compounds such as alcohols, esters, aldehydes, ketones, and halides.


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Alkyl aniline promoters for polyester resins promote ambient and low temperature decomposition of peroxide catalysts, allowing for better control of resin curing and gell times.
The strong odor so typical of these herbs is caused by a variety of sulfur compounds such as alkyl sulfoxides and allyl sulfides.
Finally, the development of silane types can also receive an arbitrary classification: Past = alkyl and organoreactive trimethoxy types; present = trimethoxy, triethoxy; and future = mixtures, hydrolyzates and bis-silanes.
 
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