Chemistry

Articles about matter, substances, reactions and chemical science.

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Cyanide

Cyanide: chemistry, occurrence, toxicity and applications

Cyclic compound

Cycloaddition

Cycloaddition: pericyclic ring-forming reactions in organic chemistry

Cycloalkane

Cyclohexane

Cyclohexene

Cyclooctane

Cyclooctane — properties, structure, and applications

Cyclopropane

Cyclopropane: structure, properties, history and uses

Cysteine

Cysteine — sulfur-containing α‑amino acid

D-block

D-block elements: the transition region of the periodic table

Darmstadtium

Darmstadtium (element 110)

DDT

DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane): history, properties, and impacts

Decaffeination

Decaffeination: methods, history, and practical considerations

Delocalized electron

Depleted uranium

Depleted uranium: properties, uses, history and safety

Depolarizer

Deposition

Deprotonation

Deprotonation: removal of a proton in acid–base chemistry

Desiccation

Desiccation: drying, desiccants, effects and applications

Desublimation

Detergent

Detonation

Deuterium

Deuterium: Characteristics, Natural Occurrence, and Applications

Dew point

Diamond

Diamond

Diamond (mineral, gem, and industrial material)

Diamond, a crystalline form of carbon, is noted for extreme hardness, high thermal conductivity and gem-quality varieties; it is used in jewelry, industrial tools and technical app

Diastase

Diastase: the amylase enzymes that break down starch

Diastereomer

Diastereomer: definition, properties, examples, and significance

Diatomic molecules

Dicalcium phosphate

Dieldrin

Dieldrin (organochlorine insecticide)

Diels–Alder reaction

Diene

Dietary mineral

Dietary mineral: essential inorganic nutrients in food

Diethyl ether

Diethyl ether (ether): properties, history, uses and safety

Differential scanning calorimeter

Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC): Principles, Types, and Applications

Diffusion

Diffusion: movement of particles from regions of high to low concentration

Dimethylmercury

Dimethylmercury — properties, hazards, uses and history

Dinitrogen pentoxide

Dinitrogen tetroxide

Dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4)

Dioxin

Disaccharide

Disinfectant

Disinfectant: types, uses, history and safe handling

Disproportionation

Disproportionation (dismutation): a redox process producing two oxidation states

Distillation

Disulfur decafluoride

Disulfur decafluoride (S2F10)

Disulfur dichloride

Disulfur dichloride (S2Cl2)

Disulfur dinitride

Disulfur dinitride (S2N2): structure, properties and applications

Double bond