Hinsberg Reagent
Hinsberg reagent or benzene sulfonyl chloride is a reagent utilized in the Hinsberg test to differentiate primary, secondary, and tertiary amines present in a given sample. Hinsberg Reagents formula is …
Nessler’s Reagent
The Nessler reagent, or potassium tetraiodomercurate, is composed of potassium cations and an anion called tetraiodomercurate (II). Its molecular formula can be represented as [K2(HgI4)]. Julius Nessler, a German chemist, …
De Morgan’s Law
De Morgan’s Law is one of the crucial laws in sets. Various operations are performed on sets like complement, union and intersection. These operations and their usage are further simplified …
Schiff Reagent
Schiff reagent(C19H21N3S2O7.4H2O) is a compound that results from the reaction between sodium bisulfite and fuchsin(C20H19N3.HCl), a magenta-coloured dye. It is commonly used as a chemical test to identify the presence …
Aldol Condensation Reaction
The Aldol condensation reaction is a well-known organic reaction that involves the synthesis of β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds from aldehydes or ketones. This reaction was first discovered by French chemist Charles-Adolphe …
Gabriel Phthalimide Synthesis
The Gabriel Phthalimide Synthesis is a chemical reaction, commonly used to convert primary alkyl halides into primary amines. In 1887, Siegmund Gabriel, a German chemist, along with his partner James …
Grignard Reagent
Grignard reagent or Grignard compound is a class of chemical compounds with the general formula R−Mg−X, where X is a halogen and R is an organic group, normally an alkyl …
Frenkel Defect
The Frenkel defect, also known as the Frenkel pair was named after the Russian physicist Yakov Frenkel, who first described it in 1926. Frenkel discovered this while studying the electrical …
Schottky Defect
The Schottky defect is a type of point defect that can occur in crystalline solids. It is named after the German physicist Walter H. Schottky, who first described this phenomenon …
Function Rule
Function rules are an essential part of mathematics that provide a way to model the relationship between variables. A function rule takes an input value and assigns to it exactly …