1 ethynylation | Definition of ethynylation

ethynylation

noun
ethy·​nyl·​a·​tion | \ (ˌ)eˌthīnᵊlˈāshən\
plural -s

Definition of ethynylation

: the introduction of the ethynyl radical into a compound usually by reaction with acetylene ethynylation of aldehydes yields acetylenic alcohols
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