alkoxymercuration

noun

A chemical reaction in which an alkene reacts with an alcohol in the presence of a mercury(II) salt to form an ether.

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Meanings

nounalkoxymercuration (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA chemical reaction in which an alkene reacts with an alcohol in the presence of a mercury(II) salt to form an ether.
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