octyl


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oc·tyl

 (ŏk′təl)
adj.
Relating to or being a hydrocarbon unit, C8H17, that can occur as a substituent in an organic compound or as an ion or radical.
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octyl

(ˈɒktɪl) chem
n
1. (Chemistry)
a. a radical of hydrogen and carbon that is produced from octane
b. (as modifier): octyl gallates.
2. (Chemistry) (as modifier): octyl gallates.
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Summary: Chlorooctane, also known as octyl chloride, is a liquid base chemical formed by mixing n-octanol and hydrogen chloride.
Table I: Category I UV Filters UV Absorbers/Reflectors % Oxybenzone 2-6 Sulisobenzone 5-10 Dioxybenzone 3 Menthyl anthranilate 3.5-5 Red petrolatum 30-100 Titanium dioxide 2-25 UVB Absorbers Aminobenzoic acid 5-15 Amyl dimethyl PABA (a) 1-5 2-Ethoxyethyl p-methoxycinnamate 1-3 Diethanoloamine p-methoxycinnamate 8-10 Digalloyl trioleate 2-5 Ethyl 4-bis(hydroxypropyl) aminobenzoate (a) 1-5 2-Ethylhexyl-2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl-acrylate 7-10 Ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate 2-7.5 2-Ethylhexyl salicylate 3-5 Glyceryl aminobenzoate (a) 2-3 Homomenthyl salicylate 4-15 Lawsone with Dihydroxyacetone (a) 0.25 Octyl dimethyl PABA 1.4-8 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonicacid 1-4 Triethanaolamine salicylate 5-12 (a)-These items were deleted from the Final Monograph in 1999.
At the same time, these resins are formulated without butyl, octyl or nonylphenol monomers, and can be used to reduce or eliminate alkylphenol monomer levels from adhesive formulations.
2: Reference compounds (glycosides) [formula not reproducible] Name Octyl p D glucopyranoside Formula [C.sub.14][H.sub.28][O.sub.6] Specific activity 0.07 MBq/mg Amount added 108 mg Dissolved in 2.5 ml RUSITEC-buffer [formula not reproducible] Name Polydatin Formula [C.sub.20][H.sub.22][O.sub.8] Amount added 142 mg (Fermenter A) 15 mg (Fermenter B) Dissolved in 0.5 ml ethanol + 2 ml RUSITEC-buffer (Fermenter A) 100 [micro]l ethanol + 2.4 ml RUSITEC-buffer (Fermenter B) after sonication
Examples of emollients include cetyl stearate, glyceryl stearate, octyl octanoate, decyl oleate, and isostearyl alcohol.
Those that disappear after 5 days include balsam of Peru, benzoic acid, disperse blue #124, fragrance mix, mercury, methyldibromo glutaronitrile, phenoxyethanol, and octyl gallate.
In this study the NiO/Ni[Al.sub.2][O.sub.4] powders were prepared by solution combustion synthesis method using renewable fuel, palm oil derived octyl alcohol and lauric acid.
Our calculations demonstrate that the SWNT-PFO binding energy tends to increase as the length of the side chain increases reaching the optimal value for octyl groups.
Fujita, "Antifungal activity of octyl gallate: structural criteria and mode of action," Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, vol.