mercaptoundecanoic acid
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[edit]mercaptoundecanoic acid (plural mercaptoundecanoic acids)
- (organic chemistry) Any derivative of undecanoic acid in which one of the hydrogen atoms of the chain has been replaced with a mercaptan (-SH) group, but especially 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid which is used in the preparation of nanocomposite materials