The term vinyl refers to the monomers that are the building blocks of this class of polymer, vinyl monomers being small molecules containing carbon-carbon double bonds. Polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polymethyl methacrylate,...

"Vinyl" is a term commonly used in organic chemistry to describe a monosubstituted alkene, and to describe the polyalkane plastics derived from polymerization of monosubstituted ethylene (vinyl) monomers. It is not used in systematic organic...

A vinyl compound is any organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl), −CH=CH2. These are derivatives of ethylene, CH2=CH2, with one hydrogen atom substituted with some other group. A related phrase is vinylidene which stands...

That dusty stack of records in your parents' basement? They're not as retro as you might think. Many record collectors, DJs and music junkies still consider vinyl to be the gold standard of recorded music _ scratches, pops and all.That enduring appeal has helped Nashville's...

Soft lunch boxes may be lined with a vinyl containing lead, the government says, but safety officials say the containers pose no immediate danger. Food and Drug Administration officials have told companies to look for a manufacturing technique that does...

Toys "R" Us Inc. on Friday said it was removing all vinyl baby bibs from its Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us stores as a precaution after two bibs made in China for one supplier showed lead levels that exceeded Toys "R" Us standards.Toys...

Democratic lawmakers said Thursday a report by The Associated Press raised "serious questions" about test methods conducted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for unsafe amounts of lead in children's vinyl lunch boxes."If the implications are true, we are appalled," wrote House Energy and Commerce...