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oxo process — noun or oxo reaction 1. : a process for synthesizing aldehydes (as propionaldehyde) by the addition of carbon monoxide and hydrogen under pressure to olefins (as ethylene) in the presence of a usually cobalt catalyst compare hydroformylation 2 … Useful english dictionary
oxo reaction — noun see oxo process … Useful english dictionary
Oxo Biodegradable — (OXO) plastic is polyolefin plastic to which has been added amounts of metal salts. These catalyze the natural degradation process to speed it up so that the OXO plastic will degrade resulting in microfragments of plastic and metals which will… … Wikipedia
Oxo ligand — In coordination chemistry, an oxo ligand is an oxygen atom bound only to one or more metal centers. These ligands can exist as terminal or (most commonly) as bridging atom (Fig. 1). Oxo ligands stabilize high oxidation states of a metal.[1] Fig.… … Wikipedia
oxyl process — ˈäksə̇l noun Etymology: ox (I) + yl : a modified Fischer Tropsch process for synthesizing alcohols from carbon monoxide and hydrogen under pressure in the presence of a usually iron catalyst compare oxo process 2 … Useful english dictionary
transition element — Chem. any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21 29, 39 47, 57 79, and 89 107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons. Also called transition metal. [1920 25] * * * Any chemical element with … Universalium
David R. Bryant — (born on May 8, 1936, in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA) is an internationally acclaimed organic chemist, having worked his entire thirty nine year ‘early career’ at Union Carbide. He is inventor on some ninety patents, and a recipient of the… … Wikipedia
aldehyde — aldehydic, adj. /al deuh huyd /, n. Chem. any of a class of organic compounds containing the group CHO, which yields acids when oxidized and alcohols when reduced. [1840 50; < NL al(cohol) dehyd(rogenatum) dehydrogenated alcohol] * * * Any of a… … Universalium
Hydroformylation — Hydroformylation, also known as oxo synthesis or oxo process, is an important industrial process for the production of aldehydes from alkenes.[1] This chemical reaction entails the addition of a formyl group (CHO) and a hydrogen atom to a carbon… … Wikipedia
Organosulfate — Structure of an alkylsulfate (not show is the cation such as sodium or ammonium). Organosulfates are a class of organic compounds sharing a common functional group commonly with the structure R O SO3 . The SO4 core is a sulfate group and the R… … Wikipedia
