dehydrodimerization

noun

The formation of a biaryl dimer by removing a hydrogen atom from each of two molecules of an aromatic hydrocarbon and linking the two radicals with a single bond

Scrabble 39

Meanings

noundehydrodimerization (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrodimerizations)

plural dehydrodimerizations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe formation of a biaryl dimer by removing a hydrogen atom from each of two molecules of an aromatic hydrocarbon and linking the two radicals with a single bond

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dehydrodimerization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrodimerization

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