sulfonation

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noun

The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures

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Meanings

nounsulfonation (countable and uncountable, plural sulfonations)

plural sulfonations · alternative sulphonation

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures
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