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- adjective organic chemistry Having four
carboxyl groups
Etymologies
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tetra- + carboxylic
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Examples
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One of the first molecules studied by Temirov and co-workers was the perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride compound.
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One of the first molecules studied by Temirov and co-workers was the perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride compound.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Now, researchers at Northwestern University, US, have identified conditions for chemically functionalizing graphene with the organic semiconductor perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-dianhydride (PTCDA).
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