Alkylation
the replacement of a hydrogen atom in an organic compound by an .
the addition of a paraffin to an olefin, done in the manufacture of gasoline.
noun
the attachment of an alkyl group to an organic compound, usually by the addition or substitution of a hydrogen atom or halide group
the addition of an alkane hydrocarbon to an alkene in producing high-octane fuels
alkylation al·kyl·a·tion (āl’kə-lā’shən)
n.
A process in which one or more alkyl groups are substituted for hydrogen atoms in an organic compound.
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any member of the alkyne series. noun any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a formula of the type CnH2n–2 (as modifier): alkyne series Also called acetylene alkyne (āl’kīn’) Any of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons that havee carbon atoms in chains linked by one or more triple bonds and that have the general formula CnH2n-2. […]
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the homologous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons containing one triple bond and having the general formula, C n H 2n+2 , as acetylene, HC≡CH.
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a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones. Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people. Slang. an automobile, especially a dilapidated one. to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile (often followed by up, on, together, etc.). to accumulate or amass (often […]