SATURATED HYDROCARBONS

Type Sample Product Description

Butane • Used as fuel for
cigarette lighters and
portable stoves, a
Alkane propellant in aerosols,
a heating fuel, a
refrigerant, and in the
manufacture of a wide
range of products.

Rexona Men Motion • Rexona contains

Sense perfume. Cycloalkanes
are widely used in
perfume industry just
like the ingredients
Cycloalkane included from the
sample product being
presented.
 UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS
Type Sample Product Description
Plastic Cap • Alkenes can be
turned into polymers
or plastics through
Alkenes addition reactions
and the most
common ethene is
turned into
everything from
plastic bags to
bottles and caps.

Shoes Glue • Alkynes can be used

as solvents for such
things as cleaning
and maintaining
printing equipment
Alkyne and for adhesives
such as those used to
attach soles to shoes.

Ariel • By sulfonation,
alkylbenzene
sulfonate is
Aromatic produced; marketed
Compound: in powder and liquid
Benzene form, it has excellent
detergent and
cleaning properties
and produces high
foam.
 ALCOHOLS, THIOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
Alcohol Type Sample Product Description
Glue • Most glue and
adhesives contain
Methanol / solvents such as
Methyl methanol,
Alcohol benzene, toluene,
xylene, acetone
and phenol.

Ethyl Alcohol • A topical agent to

prevent skin
infections, in
pharmaceutical
Ethanol / preparations,
Ethyl Alcohol cosmetics and in
perfumes.

Isopropyl Alcohol • Isopropyl alcohol

is commonly used
as antiseptic and
Isopropanol for cleaning
/ Isopropyl eyeglasses,
electrical
Alcohol
contacts, audio or
video tape heads,
DVD and other
optical disc
lenses.
 ALCOHOLS, THIOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
Alcohol Type Sample Product Description
Dove Shampoo • When it comes to
hair, glycerol pulls
in moisture from
Glycerol the air, keeping
the hair hydrated
and healthy.

Megascent / • Menthol have been

Efficascent used for
generations in
massage and pain
Menthol creams. It makes
the subject feel
less pain by the
cooling sensation
it gives.

Ballpoint Pen Ink • Ethylene glycol

are essential in the
manufacture of
ink for ballpoint
Ethylene pens because it
Glycol helps in
increasing ink
viscosity and
makes it less likely
to evaporate.
ALCOHOLS, THIOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS
Type Sample Product Description
Piattos (Onion Flavor) • Methyl
Mercaptan for
example
naturally occurs
Thiols
in some foods
like onions,
radishes,
asparagus,
some nuts and
cheese.

Coffee • Almost every

type of coffee
from green to
roasted beans
Phenols contains several
common
phenolic
compounds.