June 02, 2020/Bulletin
Featured this week Hydrazine Hydrazine is a colourless, fuming oily liquid, with a strong ammonia-like odour. It is dangerously unstable and highly toxic, unless handled in a solution. It occurs naturally as a by-product of microbial nitrogen fixation,...
May 26, 2020/Bulletin
Featured this week Butanone Butanone—also known as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)—is a colourless liquid organic compound. The chemical formula for MEK is C4H8O or CH3COCO2CH3. It has a sweet sharp odour, reminiscent of acetone or mint. The...
May 21, 2020/Bulletin
Featured this week Hydroquinone Hydroquinone is a granular white solid organic compound. Its chemical formula is C6H4(OH)2, and it is industrially produced by two main methods. It also occurs naturally in multiple places, including in the defense...
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