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hydrocarboxylation

hydrocarboxylation noun: the addition reaction of carbon monoxide and either water or an alcohol to the double bond of an olefin to produce a carboxylic acid or ester respectively.

Noun

hydrocarboxylation (plural hydrocarboxylations)

  1. The addition reaction of carbon monoxide and either water or an alcohol to the double bond of an olefin to produce a carboxylic acid or ester respectively

Forms of hydrocarboxylation

pluralhydrocarboxylations

Questions about hydrocarboxylation

What does hydrocarboxylation mean?
Hydrocarboxylation means the addition reaction of carbon monoxide and either water or an alcohol to the double bond of an olefin to produce a carboxylic acid or ester respectively.
What part of speech is hydrocarboxylation?
Hydrocarboxylation is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrocarboxylation?
The plural of hydrocarboxylation is hydrocarboxylations.

Words near hydrocarboxylation in the dictionary

  1. hydrocarbons
  2. hydrocarbonyl
  3. hydrocarbonylation
  4. hydrocarbonyls
  5. hydrocarbostyril
  6. hydrocarboxylation
  7. hydrocarboxylations
  8. hydrocarboxylic
  9. hydrocarburet
  10. hydrocarburets
  11. hydrocarburetted

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