Organic Compounds With Names Starting With P

Organic Compound Names and Formulas

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This is a list of organic compound names and formulas with names starting with the letter P.

PABA - C7H7NO2
Paclitaxel - C47H51NO14
Palmitic acid - C16H32O2
Palmitoyl-oleyl-sn-phosphatidylcholine - C42H82NO8P
Pancracine - C16H17NO4
Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B5) - C9H17NO5
Para red - C16H11N3O3
Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) - C8H9NO2
Parachlorometaxylenol (PCMX or Chloroxylenol) - C8H9ClO
Paraformaldehyde - (CH2O)x (x = 8 - 100)
Parathion - C10H14NO5PS
PBDE (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers) general structure
PCP (Phencyclidine) - C17H25N
Pelargonic acid - C9H18O2
Penguinone (3,4,4,5-tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one) - C10H14O
Pentabromodiphenyl ether - C12H5Br5O
Pentachlorophenol - C6HCl5O
Pentadecane - C15H32
Pentaerythritol - C4H10O3
Pentafluoroethane - C2HF5
Pentalene - C8H6
Pentane - C5H12
1-Pentene - C5H10
Pentetic acid - C14H23N3O10
Pentyl functional group - R-C5H11
Pentyl 2,3,5-trichloro-6-hydro xybenzoate - C12H13Cl3O3
1-Pentyne - C5H8
Peracetic acid - C2H4O3
Peramivir - C15H28N4O4
Perazil - C18H21ClN2
Perfluorotributylamine - C12F27N
Perkin's mauveine - C26H23N4
Permethrin - C21H20Cl2O3
Peroxyacetic acid - C2H4O3
Perylene - C20H12
Phenacetin - C10H13NO2
Phenacyl bromide - C8H7BrO
Phenanthrene - C14H10
Phenanthrenequinone - C14H8O2
Phenazone (Antipyrine) - C11H12N2O
Phencyclidine (PCP) - C17H25N
Phenethylamine - C8H11N
Phenobarbital - C12H12N2O3
Phenic acid - C6H6O
Phenol - C6H6O
Phenolate anion - C6H5O
Phenol red (Phenolsulfonphthalein) - C19H14O5S
Phenolphthalein - C20H14O4
Phenothiazine - C12H9NS
Phenylacetic acid - C8H8O2
Phenylacetylene - C8H6
Phenylalanine - C9H11NO2
D-Phenylalanine - C9H11NO2
L-Phenylalanine - C9H11NO2
Phenylenediamine - C6H8N2
Phenyl Functional Group
Phenylhydrazine - C6H8N2
Phenylhydroxylamine - C6H7NO
Phyenylic acid (phenol) - C6H6O
Phenyllithium - C6H5Li
4-Phenyl-4-(1-piperidinyl)cyclohexanol (PPC) - C17H25NO
Phenylthiocarbamide (Phenylthiourea) — C7H8N2S
Phloroglucinol - C6H6O3
Phorate - C7H17O2PS3
Phosgene - CCl2O
Phosphate - O4P3-
Phosphate functional group - ROP(=O)(OH)2
Phosphino group
Phosphodiester group
Phosphonic acid group
Phthalate (general structure) - C8H4O4RR' where R and R'= CnH2n+1 (n=4-15)
Phthalic anhydride - C8H6O2
Phthalic acid - C8H6O2
Phylloquinone (Vitamin K - C31H46O2
Physostigmine - C15H21N3O2
Phytic acid - C6H18O24P6
α-Picoline - C6H7N
β-Picoline - C6H7N
γ-Picoline - C6H7N
Picrasane - C20H34O
Picrate Anion - C6H2N3O71-
Picric acid - C6H3N3O7
Pimarane - C20H36
Pimelic acid - C7H12O4
Pinacol - C6H14O2
Piperazine - C4H10N2
Piperidine - C5H11N
Piperonal - C8H6O3
Piperylene - C5H8
Pivaloyl chloride - C5H9ClO
Podocarpane - C17H30
Polyacrylonitrile - (C3H3N)n
Polycaprolactam (Nylon 6) - (C6H11N)n
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) - C12H10-xClx (x = 1-10)
Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) - C12H10−xBrxO where x = 1, 2, ..., 10 = m + n
Polyethylene - repeating chains of C2H4
Polyethylenimine - (C2H5N)n
Polyisobutylene - (C4H8)n
Polyphenylene oxide - (C8H8O)n
Polypropylene - (C3H6)n
Polypropylene glycol - (C3H5O)n
Polystyrene - (C8H8)n
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE or Teflon) - (C2F4)n
Polyvinyl acetate - (C4H6O2)x
Polyvinyl alcohol - (C2H4O)x
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) - (C2H3Cl)n
Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) - (C2H3F)n
Polyvinylidene chloride - (C2H2Cl2)n
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) - (C2H2F2)n
Porphyrin - C20H14N4
Prednisone - C21H26O5
Primaquine - C15H21N3O
Primary aldimine functional group - RC(=NH)H
Primary amine functional group - RNH2
Primary ketimine functional group - RC(=NH)R'
Procaine - C13H20N2O2
Progesterone - C21H30O2
Prolactin (PRL)
Proline - C5H9NO2
D-Proline - C5H9NO2
L-Proline - C5H9NO2
Prolyl radical - C5H8NO
Propane - C3H8
Propanedioic acid - C3H4O4
2-Propanone (Acetone) - C3H6O
Propargyl alcohol - C3H4O
Propene - C3H3
4-(Prop-1-en-1-yl)phenol (Anol) - C9H10O
Propiconazole - C15H17Cl2N3O2
α-Propiolactone - C3H4O2
β-Propiolactone - C3H4O2
Propiolic acid - C3H2O2
Propionaldehyde (Propanal) - C3H6O
Propionic acid - C3H6O2
Propionitrile - C3H5N
Propoxur - C11H15NO3
Propylene - C3H6
Propylene glycol - C3H8O2
Propyl Functional Group - R-C3H7
Propyne - C3H4
Proton-sponge (Sigma-Aldrich trademark name) - C14H18N2
Purine - C5H4N4
Putrescine - C4H12N2
2H-Pyran (1,2-Pyran) - C5H6O
4H-Pyran (1,4-Pyran) - C5H6O
Pyrazine - C4H12N2
Pyrazole - C3H4N2
Pyrene - C16H10
Pyrethrin I - C21H28O3
Pyrethrin II - C22H28O5
Pyridazine - C4H4N2
Pyridine - C5H5N
2-Pyridone - C5H5NO
Pyridoxal (Vitamin B6) - C8H9NO3
Pyridyl Functional Group - RC5H4N
Pyrilamine - C17H23N3O
Pyrimethamine - C12H13ClN4
Pyrimidine - C4H4N2
Pyrocatechol - C12H13ClN4
Pyroglutamic acid - C5H7NO3
Pyrrole - C4H5N
Pyrrolidine - C4H9N
Pyruvic acid - C3H4O3

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