All articles starting with B

Benzoyl peroxide

Benzoyl peroxide, also known as dibenzoyl peroxide, is a diacyl peroxide used as an over-the-counter acne treatment and as a free-radical initiator in plastics, rubber, and flour bleaching.

Benzoyl-CoA oxygenase/reductase BoxA

BoxA is the NADPH-dependent reductase component of the bacterial BoxAB benzoyl-CoA oxygenase system, a homodimeric 46-kDa FAD/[4Fe-4S] protein that feeds electrons to the diiron epoxidase BoxB in the aerobic hybrid benzoate degradation pathway.

Benzoylacetone

Benzoylacetone, or acetoacetophenone, is an aromatic β-diketone with formula C₁₀H₁₀O₂ that exists almost entirely as the enol tautomer and serves as a chelating extractant and fragrance raw material.

Sep 29, 2026

Benzoylation

Benzoylation is a chemical reaction that introduces a benzoyl group into a molecule, most often by acylating alcohols, amines, phenols, or thiols with benzoyl chloride; it serves in organic synthesis and analytical derivatization.

Benzoylecgonine

Benzoylecgonine is the major urinary metabolite of cocaine, formed in the liver, detectable in urine for days, and the standard analyte of cocaine drug testing.

Benzoylprop

Benzoylprop (N-benzoyl-N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-DL-alanine), also via its ester benzoylprop-ethyl (Suffix), is an obsolete arylalanine wild-oat herbicide, lipid biosynthesis inhibitor (HRAC K3), not EU-approved.

Oct 20, 2026

Benzozia Corona

Benzozia Corona is a 185-km-wide corona, a circular volcano-tectonic structure, on Venus at 27.5°N, 204.5°E, named in 2006 after the Basque mother goddess Benzozia.

Benzphetamine

Benzphetamine (Didrex) is a US Schedule III sympathomimetic amine anorectic, approved in 1960, used short-term with diet for obesity (BMI 30+), dosed 25-50 mg one to three times daily; brand discontinued, generics remain.

Benzquinamide

Benzquinamide is a discontinued synthetic benzoquinolizine drug developed by Pfizer, marketed as Quantril for anxiety and as Emete-Con, an injectable antiemetic approved in 1974, with sedative and antihistaminic properties.

Oct 20, 2026

Benzthiazide

Benzthiazide is a thiazide diuretic of the same family as chlorothiazide, used to treat hypertension and edema; clinically evaluated in 1960, it has since been discontinued.

Benzthiazuron

Benzthiazuron (Gatinon, Bayer 60618), CAS 1929-88-0, is an obsolete benzothiazole urea herbicide and PSII inhibitor used pre-emergence against broadleaf weeds in sugar beet; not approved in the EU.

Benzydamine

Benzydamine (benzydamine hydrochloride, Tantum) is a topical indazole NSAID marketed since 1966 as 0.15% mouthwash and spray for sore throat and oral mucositis; weak base, cytokine-inhibiting, locally anesthetic, and hallucinogenic when abused at high doses.

Benzyl acetate

Benzyl acetate is the acetate ester of benzyl alcohol, a colorless liquid smelling of pears that occurs in jasmine flowers and is used widely in perfumes and fruit flavors.

Benzyl alcohol

Benzyl alcohol, also called α-hydroxytoluene, is a colorless aromatic alcohol occurring in plants and produced industrially as a solvent, preservative, fragrance ingredient, and prescription head-lice treatment.

Benzyl benzoate

Benzyl benzoate, also sold as Ascabiol and Benylate, is a colorless oily ester used as a topical medicine for scabies and lice and as a fragrance and food flavoring.

Benzyl chloroformate

Benzyl chloroformate, also known as benzyloxycarbonyl chloride and abbreviated CbzCl or Z-Cl, is a colorless oily liquid used chiefly to protect amines in peptide synthesis.

Benzyl cyanide

Benzyl cyanide, also known as phenylacetonitrile, is a colorless, toxic nitrile liquid made from benzyl chloride and cyanide, used mainly to produce phenylacetic acid for penicillin manufacture.

Benzyl group

The benzyl group, abbreviated Bn, is the arylmethyl substituent C6H5CH2-, formally derived from toluene and widely used in organic synthesis to protect alcohols and amines.

Benzyl protecting group

The benzyl protecting group (Bn) is a benzyl ether used to mask alcohols and phenols during organic synthesis, surviving most conditions and removed by hydrogenolysis.

Benzylamine

Benzylamine, also known as phenylmethanamine, is a primary amine and ammonia-smelling liquid produced industrially from benzyl chloride, used mainly as an intermediate for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis is the plant metabolic pathway that converts tyrosine-derived dopamine into (S)-reticuline, the branch point for morphine, codeine, berberine, and sanguinarine, worked out chiefly in opium poppy.

Benzylpenicillin

Benzylpenicillin (penicillin G, penicillin II) is a beta-lactamase-sensitive injectable beta-lactam antibiotic, 600 mg = 1 million IU, first-choice with gentamicin for neonatal sepsis, facing global benzathine salt shortages.

Benzyltoluene

Benzyltoluene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, a toluene molecule carrying one benzyl group, that serves as a liquid organic hydrogen carrier, storing hydrogen by hydrogenation and releasing it by dehydrogenation.

Benzyne

Benzyne (1,2-didehydrobenzene, o-benzyne, C6H4) is a highly reactive organic chemistry intermediate, a benzene ring with a strained extra bond between adjacent carbons, never isolated but generated in situ.

Beodangmal Folk Village

Beodangmal Folk Village (버당말민속촌) is a Korean seafood restaurant in Seongsan-myeon, Gangneung, licensed 1996, known for catfish spicy soup and cod head stew; not a heritage village attraction.

Oct 20, 2026

Beodeunaesujokgwanjakeun Zoo

Beodeunaesujokgwanjakeun Zoo (버드내수족관작은동물원) is a small aquarium and mini zoo on Dongseo-daero 1186beon-gil in the Beodeunae district of Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea, near Seodaejeon station.

Beomeosa

Beomeosa (범어사; 梵魚寺) is a Korean Buddhist temple on Geumjeongsan in Busan, South Korea, founded in 678 by master Uisang as one of ten Hwaeom temples.