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trimethylborate

trimethylborate noun: the compound B(OCH₃)₃, used as a precursor to boronic esters for Suzuki couplings.

Noun

trimethylborate (usually uncountable, plural trimethylborates)

  1. (usually) The compound B(OCH₃)₃, used as a precursor to boronic esters for Suzuki couplings.

Forms of trimethylborate

pluraltrimethylborates
alternative formtrimethyl borate

Origin of trimethylborate

From trimethyl + borate.

Questions about trimethylborate

What does trimethylborate mean?
Trimethylborate means the compound B(OCH₃)₃, used as a precursor to boronic esters for Suzuki couplings.
What part of speech is trimethylborate?
Trimethylborate is a noun.
What is the plural of trimethylborate?
The plural of trimethylborate is trimethylborates.

Words near trimethylborate in the dictionary

  1. trimethylations
  2. trimethylbenzene
  3. trimethylbenzenes
  4. trimethylbenzoyl
  5. trimethylbismuthine
  6. trimethylborate
  7. trimethylborates
  8. trimethylchlorosilane
  9. trimethylcyclohexanol
  10. trimethyldihydronaphthalene
  11. trimethylene

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