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allyl /al·lyl/ (al´il) a univalent radical, —CH2dbondCHCH2.
allyl a univalent organic group previously used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. allyl alcohol a potent cause of hepatic necrosis. Metabolized in the liver by alcohol dehydrogenase to acrolein, the hepatoxin. allyl formate has the same effect as allyl alcohol. allyl isothiocyanate used as a counterirritant and in the manufacture of war gases. Called also volatile oil of mustard. Occurs naturally in members of the plant family Cruciferae which cause acute indigestion in cattle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Elastomers with low degrees of unsaturation provide the least
amount of reversion, while reversion is promoted in unsaturated rubber
containing high allylic hydrogen content. Investigators in the early 1970s, using the new field of
high-performance liquid chromatography, purified two toxins with very
similar spectroscopic characteristics, their differences being the
presence of either an exomethylene-conjugated aldehyde or the
corresponding allylic alcohol. 158 BROWN JM,TETRAHEDRON,vol 0050,page 4493,1994,cites=
30,MECHANISTIC AND SYNTHETIC STUDIES IN CATALYTIC ALLYLIC ALKYLATION
WITH PALLADIUM COMPLEXES OF 1-% 2-DIPHENYLPHOSPHINO -1- NAPHTHYL [is
less than] ISOQUINOLINE
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