oxymercuration

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noun

An addition reaction in which the elements of water are added across an alkene's double bond to form an alcohol; the reaction proceeds via the addition of mercuric acetate, the mercuric group being removed by reduction

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Meanings

nounoxymercuration (countable and uncountable, plural oxymercurations)

plural oxymercurations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn addition reaction in which the elements of water are added across an alkene's double bond to form an alcohol; the reaction proceeds via the addition of mercuric acetate, the mercuric group being removed by reduction

Origin

From oxy- + mercury + -ation.

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APA

oxymercuration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymercuration

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“oxymercuration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymercuration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxymercuration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxymercuration.

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