"oxymercuration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oxymercurations [plural]
Etymology: From oxy- + mercury + -ation. Etymology templates: {{af|en|oxy-|mercury|-ation}} oxy- + mercury + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oxymercuration (countable and uncountable, plural oxymercurations)
  1. (organic chemistry) 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 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry

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