Monday, April 18, 2016

DIETHYLKETONE

Hi today I made diethyl ketone C5H8O. Here is a photo of it and some facts.
1. It is used as a solvent in paint.
2. It was used as a precursor to vitamin E.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

BUTANONE

Hi today I made Butanone CH3COCH2CH3. It is the second most simple ketone and here some facts about and a photo of it.
1. It is used as a plastic adhesive or welding material.
2. Butanone smells very similar to butterscotch.

Monday, April 11, 2016

ACETONE

Today I made acetone C3H6O the simplest of the ketones.
1. Acetone is used in nail polish remover and paint thinner.
2. It is so flammable that in temperatures over -20 degrees without being mixed with any thing else will explode and flash fire by having contact with the air.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

ACETALDEHYDE

Hello everyone today I made acetaldehyde C2H4O. This molecule is the second most simple aldehyde here is a photo of it and some facts about the molecule.
1. Acetadehyde is one of the most important aldehydes.
2. It is produced naturally by bread coffee and ripe fruits.
3. The mixture of Urea and acetaldehyde creates a resin.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

FORMALDAHYDE

Hello everyone today I made formaldehyde CH2O. I hope you like it here is a picture of formaldehyde and some facts about it.
1. Formaldehyde is also known as methanal.
2. It has a very similar structure to formic acid.
3. It is the simplest aldehyde.
4. It is used in the industrial producing of resins.

Monday, April 4, 2016

PENTYLBUTYRATE

Hi today I made pentyl butyrate C9H18O2. Here is a photo of the model and some facts.
1. It is the smell of apricots and pears.
2. It used in cigarettes.

Friday, April 1, 2016

ETHYLBUTYRATE

Hello today I made ethyl butyrate C6H12O2. Here is a picture of it and some facts.
1. It is the smell me know as pine apple smell but occurs naturally in other fruits.
2. It is used as artificial flavoring tasting like orange juice, and artificial flavoring like pineapple in alcoholic beverages.
3. Many people associate ethyl butyrate as the smell of fresh orange juice.