edgepedia

All articles A–Z

519,064 articles

Alkylboronic acid

An alkylboronic acid is an organoboron compound of the form R–B(OH)₂, with an alkyl group bonded directly to boron, and a key building block for medicines, agrochemicals, and materials.

Alkyloxyl and aryl mercury compounds

Alkyloxyl (alkoxyalkyl) and aryl mercury compounds, e.g., methoxyethylmercury and phenylmercury acetate, are organomercury fungicides once used as seed dressings, metabolized to inorganic mercury with kidney as critical target, now phased out and PIC-listed.

Alkylresorcinol

Alkylresorcinols, also called resorcinolic lipids, are phenolic lipids derived from resorcinol with long alkyl chains, occurring mainly in wheat and rye and serving as biomarkers of whole-grain intake.

Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride

Alkyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (ATMAC, TMAC) is a class of quaternary ammonium cationic surfactants with C8-C22 alkyl chains, used as disinfectants, hair conditioners, fabric softeners, and detergents; EU limits behentrimonium chloride to 5% in rinse-off hair products.

Alkyltrimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride

Alkyltrimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (EU ID 321) is a quaternary ammonium compound, herbicide-category, once evaluated as an EU plant protection active substance; not included in Annex I by Regulation 2076/2002, not approved, default MRL 0.01 mg/kg.

Alkyne

An alkyne is an acyclic hydrocarbon containing a carbon-carbon triple bond, the shortest and strongest known carbon-carbon bond. The simplest, acetylene, fuels oxy-acetylene welding, and copper-catalyzed alkyne-azide reactions won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Alkyne metathesis

Alkyne metathesis is a catalytic reaction in which carbon–carbon triple bonds are cleaved and recombined, converting two alkynes into two different alkynes, first reported in 1968.

Alkyne trimerisation

Alkyne trimerisation is a [2+2+2] cycloaddition in which three alkyne molecules combine to form a substituted benzene ring, catalyzed by a wide range of transition-metal complexes.

Alkyne zipper reaction

The alkyne zipper reaction is an organic reaction that moves an internal alkyne's triple bond to the terminal chain position, giving a terminal acetylene usable in alkylation and cross-coupling.

Alkynylation

Alkynylation is a class of chemical reactions that installs an alkynyl group, a carbon–carbon triple bond, onto a substrate molecule, with the palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira reaction the primary method.

All About Ah-Long (阿郎的故事)

All About Ah-Long (阿郎的故事, also 又见阿郎) is a 1989 Hong Kong melodrama directed by Johnnie To for Cinema City, starring Chow Yun-fat as a racer raising his son alone; it won him the 1990 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.

All About Anna

All About Anna is a 2005 Danish erotic romantic comedy directed by Jessica Nilsson, starring Gry Bay, Adrian Bouchet, and Eileen Daly. Produced by Zentropa's Innocent Pictures, it sold 30,000 units and won three Scandinavian Adult Awards.

All About Corinne

All About Corinne (Ni vue, ni connue) is Marc Fitoussi's 2026 French-Belgian comedy in which Isabelle Huppert plays film extra Corinne Maclou befriending Sandrine Kiberlain as herself; it closed Locarno 2026 and opened El Gouna's 9th edition.

All About Eve

All About Eve (1950), Joseph L. Mankiewicz's drama starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter, adapted from Mary Orr's story "The Wisdom of Eve"; record 14 Oscar nominations, six wins including Best Picture.

All About Eve (band)

All About Eve were an English alternative rock band formed in 1984, fronted by Julianne Regan, known for the 1988 top 10 hit "Martha's Harbour".

All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリイ・シュシュのすべて)

All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリイ・シュシュのすべて) is Shunji Iwai's 2001 Japanese coming-of-age film about bullied 14-year-old Yuichi Hasumi and the fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou, grown from an interactive BBS novel and starring Hayato Ichihara.

All About My Mother

All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) is Pedro Almodóvar's 1999 Spanish-French drama starring Cecilia Roth as a mother searching for her dead son's father in Barcelona; it won the 2000 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and Cannes Best Director.

All About Secrets (秘果)

All About Secrets (秘果) is Rao Xueman's 2009 youth novel, a spin-off of The Left Ear, adapted in 2017 into a 24-episode iQIYI web series with Chen Zheyuan and Li Landi and a film with Chen Feiyu and Ouyang Nana.

All About Steve

All About Steve (2009), a Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper romantic comedy directed by Phil Traill, about a crossword constructor stalking a TV cameraman; 7% on Rotten Tomatoes, $40 million worldwide, Razzie winner.

All About That Bass

"All About That Bass" is Meghan Trainor's 2014 debut single, co-written with Kevin Kadish; a doo-wop body-acceptance anthem that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and earned two 2015 Grammy nominations.

All About the Benjamins

All About the Benjamins is a 2002 American action-comedy directed by Kevin Bray and starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps, released by New Line Cinema in March 2002.

All About the Money (2026 film)

All About the Money is a 2026 Irish-Danish documentary by Sinéad O'Shea about Fergie Chambers, the Cox Enterprises heir who funded a communist collective in Alford, Massachusetts; premiered at Sundance 2026.

All About Women (女人不坏)

All About Women (女人不坏, aka Not All Women Are Bad) is a 2008 Beijing-set romantic comedy directed by Tsui Hark and co-written with Kwak Jae-yong, starring Zhou Xun, Guey Lun-mei, and Kitty Zhang Yuqi; released 11 December 2008, it earned 22.08 million yuan.

All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)

The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is a pan-African music awards ceremony established in 2014 with the African Union Commission, hosted in cities including Lagos, Accra, and Dakar.

All Along the Watchtower

All Along the Watchtower: Bob Dylan song from John Wesley Harding (1967), dialogue of joker and thief; Jimi Hendrix's 1968 Electric Ladyland cover reached UK #5, US #20, and Dylan now performs it Hendrix's way, 2,377 times.

All American (TV series)

All American is a CW sports teen drama (2018-2026, 8 seasons) created by April Blair, inspired by NFL player Spencer Paysinger, starring Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, who transfers from South Crenshaw to Beverly Hills High under coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs).

All American (TV series) season 1

All American season 1 (2018–2019), The CW sports drama created by April Blair, inspired by NFL player Spencer Paysinger; 16 episodes following Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) from South Crenshaw to Beverly Hills High under coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs).

All American: Homecoming

All American: Homecoming, a 2022–2024 CW young adult sports drama spinoff of All American created by Nkechi Okoro Carroll, follows Simone Hicks and Damon Sims at the fictional HBCU Bringston University in Atlanta.

All Angels

All Angels: British classical crossover vocal quartet formed in 2006 in London by UCJ. Members Charlotte Ritchie, Daisy Chute, Laura Wright, Melanie Nakhla; debut album peaked UK No. 9 with 33,000 first-week sales, the fastest-selling classical debut in UK chart history.

All Born Screaming

All Born Screaming, also Todos Nacen Gritando, is St. Vincent's (Annie Clark's) seventh studio album, self-produced, released April 26, 2024 on Total Pleasure; 10 tracks, 41 minutes, Metascore 89, guests Dave Grohl, Stella Mozgawa, Cate Le Bon.