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3 unusual facts about Propanol


Mulch

Isopropanolamine, specifically 1-Amino-2-propanol or DOW™ monoisopropanolamine, may be used as a pigment dispersant and color fastener in these mulches.

Propanol

1-Propanol, n-propanol, or propan-1-ol : CH3CH2CH2OH, the most common meaning

Isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol, or propan-2-ol : (CH3)2CHOH


Solvatochromism

Examples of negative solvatochromism are 4-(4'-hydroxystyryl)-N-methylpyridinium iodide, which is red in 1-propanol, orange in methanol, and yellow in water.

The Greasy Pole

Sir Humphrey Appleby is meeting in his office with Sir Wally McFarlane, Chairman of the British Chemical Corporation, which is on the verge of securing a massive contract from the Italians for the manufacture of propanol at their plant in Merseyside.


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