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trifluoromethylation

trifluoromethylation noun: a chemical reaction that adds a trifluoromethyl group (–CF₃) to an organic molecule, often to improve properties like stability, reactivity, or biological activity.

trifluoromethylation: a chemical reaction that adds a trifluoromethyl group (–CF₃) to an organic molecule, often to...
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Noun

trifluoromethylation (plural trifluoromethylations)

  1. A chemical reaction that adds a trifluoromethyl group (–CF₃) to an organic molecule, often to improve properties like stability, reactivity, or biological activity.

Forms of trifluoromethylation

pluraltrifluoromethylations

Origin of trifluoromethylation

From tri- + fluoro- + methyl- + -ation.

Questions about trifluoromethylation

What does trifluoromethylation mean?
Trifluoromethylation means a chemical reaction that adds a trifluoromethyl group (–CF₃) to an organic molecule, often to improve properties like stability, reactivity, or biological activity.
What part of speech is trifluoromethylation?
Trifluoromethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of trifluoromethylation?
The plural of trifluoromethylation is trifluoromethylations.

Words near trifluoromethylation in the dictionary

  1. trifluoromethylanilines
  2. trifluoromethylate
  3. trifluoromethylated
  4. trifluoromethylates
  5. trifluoromethylating
  6. trifluoromethylation
  7. trifluoromethylations
  8. trifluoromethylative
  9. trifluoromethylbenzoate
  10. trifluoromethylbenzoates
  11. trifluoromethylphenyl

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