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photodecarbonylation

noun

Meaning

  1. Any photoinduced reaction that leads to the removal of a carbonyl group as carbon monoxide

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English decarbonylation English photodecarbonylation From photo- + decarbonylation.

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