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sulfonation

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sul⋅fo⋅na⋅tion

  [suhl-fuh-ney-shuhn]
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–noun Chemistry.
the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO3H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.
Origin:
1885–90; sulfonate + -ion
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sul·fo·nate   (sŭl'fə-nāt')   
n.  A salt or ester of sulfonic acid.
tr.v.   sul·fo·nat·ed, sul·fo·nat·ing, sul·fo·nates

  1. To introduce into (an organic compound) one or more sulfonic acid groups.

  2. To treat with sulfonic acid.

sul'fo·na'tion n.
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sulfonation

in chemistry, any of several methods by which sulfonic acids are prepared. Important sulfonation procedures include the reaction of aromatic hydrocarbons with sulfuric acid, sulfur trioxide, or chlorosulfuric acid; the reaction of organic halogen compounds with inorganic sulfites; and the oxidation of certain classes of organic sulfur compounds, particularly thiols or disulfides.

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