Blogs Posts on "Carboxylic Acids"

Immiscible by A Compound a Day on Apr 18, 2009Seeing a mixture of olive oil and balsamic vinegar is not anymore new to me, but the last time I had dinner with my parents at Italianni's was the first time I dared to play with it. I poured olive oil and balsamic vinegar onto my dip dish, and ponde...

No Acetic Acid! by A Compound a Day on Mar 28, 2009We just had to react to this one. The new Datu Puti Cane Vinegar commercial proudly boasts of the newest "vinegar" formulation ever known to man—walang acetic acid! (no acetic acid! *wink*) It's great, perfect actually, until you realize, how on ea...

Mefenamic Acid by A Compound a Day on Nov 5, 2008In a nutshell: used for relieving mild to moderate painChemical Formula: C15H15NO2IUPAC Name: 2-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)aminobenzoic acidWhat’s so interesting about it? This one must be another familiar compound. Mefenamic acid is one of those we commo...

L-carnitine by A Compound a Day on Oct 29, 2008In a nutshell: antioxidant, good for diabetes patients, weight loss supplement (?)Chemical Formula: C7H15NO3What’s so interesting about it? Sure it has antioxidant effects and it's good for diabetes patients, but does it really live up to the hype.

Docosahexaenoic Acid by A Compound a Day on Oct 29, 2008In a nutshell: DHA, the essential omega-3 fatty acidChemical Formula: C22H32O2IUPAC name: (4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acidUses: major fatty acid component of brain and retina, reduces risk of heart diseasesWhat’s so int...