mucic
Americanadjective
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Origin of mucic
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Linseed does not give the latter reaction; by treatment with boiling nitric acid it yields mucic and oxalic acids.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
They yield mucic and oxalic acids when treated with nitric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
If heated with strong nitric acid it gives oxalic, and not mucic acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various
HCl it gave 15.3 p.ct. furfural; oxidised with nitric acid it yielded 10.4 p.ct. mucic acid.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
Moderately strong nitric acid changes it into mucic, saccharic, tartaric and oxalic acids.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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