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    Methyl isocyanate (MIC) is an organic compound with the molecular formula CH3NCO. Synonyms are isocyanatomethane and methyl carbylamine. Methyl isocyanate...
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    chemistry, isocyanate is the functional group with the formula R−N=C=O. Organic compounds that contain an isocyanate group are referred to as isocyanates. An...
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    small towns around the plant were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC). Estimates vary on the death toll, with the official number...
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  • chemical in order to react with methyl isocyanate and alpha naphthol. In 1970, there was an issue with the methyl isocyanate unit being built (MIC) in Bhopal...
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    Methylamine (redirect from Methyl amine)
    first prepared in 1849 by Charles-Adolphe Wurtz via the hydrolysis of methyl isocyanate and related compounds. An example of this process includes the use...
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  • In organic chemistry, a methyl group is an alkyl derived from methane, containing one carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms, having chemical formula...
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  • containing bleach, causing the irritant gas monochloramine to be released. Methyl isocyanate is an intermediate chemical in the production of carbamate pesticides...
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    Methanol (redirect from Methyl hydrate)
    Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical compound and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the...
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    used to produce monoisocyanates, used as pesticide precursors (e.g. methyl isocyanate (MIC). Aside from the widely used reactions described above, phosgene...
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    Methanethiol /ˌmɛθ.eɪn.ˈθaɪ.ɒl/ (also known as methyl mercaptan) is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula CH 3SH. It is a colorless gas with...
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    Chemical Company) leaked a mixture of deadly gases composed mainly of methyl isocyanate, leading to the worst industrial disaster in history. The Bhopal disaster...
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    (INN). Carbaryl is often inexpensively produced by direct reaction of methyl isocyanate with 1-naphthol. C10H7OH + CH3NCO → C10H7OC(O)NHCH3 Alternatively...
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  • revealed sixteen organic compounds, four of which – acetamide, acetone, methyl isocyanate, and propionaldehyde – were seen for the first time on a comet. In...
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    seen for the first time on a comet, including acetamide, acetone, methyl isocyanate and propionaldehyde. With an LD50 of 1690 mg/kg (oral), propionaldehyde...
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    seen for the first time on a comet, including acetamide, acetone, methyl isocyanate, and propionaldehyde. The Merck Index, 15th Ed. (2013), p. 13, Acetone...
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  • Thumbnail for Methyl acetate
    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...
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  • instruments and untrained workers at the plant, a highly toxic gas Methyl isocyanate (MIC) leaks into the atmosphere, instantly killing many workers, including...
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  • Acetonitrile (redirect from Methyl cyanide)
    Acetonitrile, often abbreviated MeCN (methyl cyanide), is the chemical compound with the formula CH3CN and structure H3C−C≡N. This colourless liquid is...
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  • Thumbnail for Methyl radical
    Methyl radical is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH• 3 (also written as [CH 3]•). It is a metastable colourless gas, which is mainly produced...
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    and p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride have been used as a dehydrating agents. Isocyanates can be converted to carbodiimides with loss of carbon dioxide: 2 RN=C=O...
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    Coalition led by Andrew Peacock. December 3 – Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh...
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    Methane (redirect from Methyl hydride)
    resulting in the formation of a hydrogen halide molecule and a methyl radical (•CH3). The methyl radical then reacts with a molecule of the halogen to form...
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  • Thumbnail for Methyl isocyanide
    Methyl isocyanide or isocyanomethane is an organic compound and a member of the isocyanide family. This colorless liquid is isomeric and isoelectronic...
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  • however ignore his warnings, and a worker is killed when a drop of methyl isocyanate leaking from a pipe lands on his arm. The officials deem the worker's...
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    catalyst, such as platinum, platinum-palladium, or iodine with sulfolane. 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane is formed as a side product in the last case. Liquid ethylene...
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    Ethanol (redirect from Methyl carbinol)
    group linked to a hydroxyl group), which indicates that the carbon of a methyl group (CH3−) is attached to the carbon of a methylene group (−CH2–), which...
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    oxide Glycolonitrile Hexatriynyl radical Methylacetylene Methylamine Methyl isocyanate Vinyl alcohol Eight atoms Acetic acid Aminoacetonitrile Cyanoallene...
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    exposure could cause death or major residual injury (e.g. aluminum phosphide, hydrogen cyanide, phosgene, diborane, methyl isocyanate, hydrofluoric acid)...
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    oxide Glycolonitrile Hexatriynyl radical Methylacetylene Methylamine Methyl isocyanate Vinyl alcohol Eight atoms Acetic acid Aminoacetonitrile Cyanoallene...
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    Propyne (redirect from Methyl acetylene)
    oxide Glycolonitrile Hexatriynyl radical Methylacetylene Methylamine Methyl isocyanate Vinyl alcohol Eight atoms Acetic acid Aminoacetonitrile Cyanoallene...
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