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Meaning of "straight-chain"

straight-chain (noun): A term used in chemistry to describe a molecule where the carbon atoms are arranged in a continuous chain without branching
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  • Describing any aliphatic compound that contains a chain of carbon atoms all of which are connected to either one or two others.

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They may be straight-chain or branched alcohols.
The alcohol is preferably wholly or predominantly straight-chain.
An alkyl group may be straight-chain or branched.
The straight-chain isomer of hexane is a neurotoxin.
Alkyl radicals may be straight-chain or branched.
Straight-chain groups are generally preferred.
Alkyl residues can be straight-chain or branched.
It is a straight-chain hydrocarbon synthesized by the polymerization of ethylene.
These compounds are straight-chain molecules.
The hydrocarbon radical can be branched or preferably straight-chain.
The alkyl residue may be straight-chain or branched.
It is contemplated that the polymer can be branched or straight-chain.
The alkyl groups may be straight-chain or branched.
A straight-chain is also sometimes referred to in the literature as linear or unbranched.
The alkyl group may be a straight-chain or branched.

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The straight-chain hydrocarbon groups are most preferably vinyl groups.
Alkanoyl is either straight-chain or branched.
A straight-chain polyethylene glycol or a branched-chain polyethylene glycol may be used.
The fatty acid could be straight-chain or branched.
The alkyl is straight-chain or branched alkyl having one to eight carbon atoms.
This alkyl group may be straight-chain or branched.
Synthesis of straight-chain hyaluronic acid lipoic ester with a high degree of substitution.
The hydrocarbon radical may be straight-chain or branched.
Alkyl denotes straight-chain and branched saturated hydrocarbon residues.
The polymeric moiety may be straight-chain or branched.
The simplest straight-chain hydrocarbon structure with two carbon atoms.
Said aliphatic chains may be straight-chain or branched.
The alkylene is straight-chain or branched alkylene having one to eight carbon atoms.
The hydrocarbons can be either straight-chain or branched.
The efficacy of a second straight-chain ionene polymer was demonstrated in similar laboratory experiments.
The carboxylic acids can be either straight-chain or branched.
But unbranched straight-chain amino acids are preferred.
Alkenylene and alkynylene radicals can be straight-chain or branched.
Glucomannan is mainly a straight-chain polymer, with a small amount of branching.
Alkyl radicals and alkylene radicals may be straight-chain or branched.
Both branched and straight-chain oligomers are produced.
Suitable examples of olefinic groups are the unsaturated straight-chain hydrocarbon group.
The polymers may be straight-chain or branched in each case.
That is, it is preferable if the hydroxycarboxylic acid compound has a straight-chain molecular structure.
Most preferred unsaturated straight-chain hydrocarbon group is the vinyl group.
The aliphatic moieties of the said fatty alcohols may be straight-chain or branched.
The term alkyl denotes straight-chain or branched saturated hydrocarbon residues.
The following table describes the nomenclature applied to straight-chain acids and alcohols.
Z is a single bond or a straight-chain alkylene having carbon atoms in the number of q ;.
An alkylene group in an oxyalkylene group may be a straight-chain group or branched one.
Examples of unsaturated straight-chain hydrocarbon group include alkenes and alkynes.
In another embodiment, the lipophilic substituent is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group.
The term alkyl refers to straight-chain as well as to branched saturated hydrocarbon chains.
However, there is no report that the albC gene product forms a straight-chain dipeptide.
Figure 9 illustrates synthesis of straight-chain thiophosphoric acid monoalkyl esters.

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