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triethylene

triethylene

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Noun

triethylene (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, in combination) Three ethylene groups in a molecule
    • 2015 December 8, “The Effect of Temperature on Kinetics and Diffusion Coefficients of Metallocene Derivatives in Polyol-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0144235:
      Choline chloride (C 5 H 14 ClNO) and N,N-diethylenethanol ammonium chloride (C 6 H 16 ClNO) as quaternary ammonium salts as well as triethylene glycol (C 6 H 14 O 4 ), glycerol (C 3 H 8 O 3 ) and ethylene glycol (C 2 H 6 O 2 ) as hydrogen bond donors were obtained from Merck Chemicals (Germany) with high purity (≥ 98%) and were used as-received.

Derived terms

  • triethylene glycol