Products Acids are found in numerous drugs as active ingredients or as excipients. As pure substances, they are available in pharmacies and drugstores. In the household, they are found, for example, in lemon juice, fruit juice, vinegar and cleaning agents. Definition Acids (HA), with the exception of Lewis acids, are chemical compounds that contain a … Acids
Products Ammonia solutions are available from specialty stores (e.g., pharmacies, drugstores, hardware stores) in various concentrations. They are also known as sal ammonia or sal ammonia spirit. Structure and properties Ammonia (NH3) is a colorless gas with a typical pungent and unpleasant odor, which is formed from nitrogen (N2) and hydrogen (H2) can be obtained. … Ammonia
Products Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is available as a pure substance in specialized stores. It is included in numerous tablets as an excipient. Structure and properties Microcrystalline cellulose is a purified, partially depolymerized cellulose. It is produced by mineral acid treatment (e.g., hydrochloric acid) from α-cellulose obtained as pulp from plant fibers. Microcrystalline cellulose exists as … Microcrystalline Cellulose
Definition Alkenes are organic compounds which contain double bonds between carbon atoms (C=C). Alkenes are hydrocarbons, meaning that they consist exclusively of carbon and hydrogen atoms. They are also called unsaturated compounds. This is in contrast to the saturated ones, which contain only single bonds (C-C). Alkenes can be linear (acyclic) or cyclic. Cycloalkenes are, … Alkenes
Products Sodium bicarbonate is available in pharmacies and drugstores as open goods. Structure and properties Sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO3, Mr = 84.0 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water. When the substance is heated, sodium carbonate (Na2CO3). Effects When sodium hydrogen carbonate comes into contact with acid, the gas carbon … Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate (Baking Soda)
Products Pure sodium hydroxide is available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Sodium hydroxide is also available in solution form. Structure and properties Sodium hydroxide (NaOH, Mr = 39.9971 g/mol) exists as a white, crystalline, and odorless mass in the form of cookies, beads, rods, or plates. It is deliquescent and rapidly adsorbs carbon … Sodium Hydroxide
Products Sodium carbonate or soda ash is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. The various products differ in the bound crystal water. In pharmaceuticals, it is included as an excipient. Structure and properties Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3, Mr = 105.988 g/mol) exists as a white, crystalline, odorless, and highly hygroscopic powder that is … Sodium Carbonate (Soda Ash)
Products Nitric acid is available in pharmacies and drugstores in various concentrations. Structure and properties Nitric acid (HNO3, Mr = 63.0 g/mol) exists as a clear to nearly colorless liquid with a pungent odor that is miscible with water. It may turn yellowish in color. Various concentrations exist. These include: Fuming nitric acid: from about … Nitric Acid
Products Hydrochloric acid is available in various concentrations at specialty stores. Structure and properties Hydrochloric acid is the name given to an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride gas (HCl). Concentrated hydrochloric acid exists as a clear, colorless liquid that fumes in air with a pungent odor and is miscible with water. It has a concentration … Hydrochloric Acid
Products Medicines containing desomorphine are not available in many countries. Desomorphine is a narcotic subject to enhanced prescription (dispensing category A+). It was commercially available decades ago under the brand name Permonid (Roche). Structure and properties Desomorphine (C17H21NO2, Mr = 271.4 g/mol) is des-O-morphine, i.e., morphine lacking an oxygen. It is equivalent to morphine except … Desomorphine
Products Potassium hydrogen carbonate is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. It is found in pharmaceuticals as an active ingredient and as an excipient. It is used less frequently than sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda). Structure and properties Potassium hydrogen carbonate (KHCO3, Mr = 100.1 g/mol) is a potassium salt of carbonic … Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate
Products Trometamol is found as an excipient in drugs, for example, in liquid and semisolid dosage forms. It should not be confused with triethanolamine (trolamine). Structure and properties Trometamol (C4H11NO3, Mr = 121.1 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder or as colorless crystals and is readily soluble in water. It contains both hydroxyl groups … Trometamol
