protodeboronation

noun

The (selective) removal of a boronic group to return a compound to its original state; used especially to separate different isomers or enantiomers

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Meanings

nounprotodeboronation (usually uncountable, plural protodeboronations)

plural protodeboronations

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryThe (selective) removal of a boronic group to return a compound to its original state; used especially to separate different isomers or enantiomers

Origin

From proto- + deboronation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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