Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To introduce the ethyl group into (a compound).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
alcoholate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen, after the manner of a hydrate; an ethyl alcoholate.
- transitive verb (Chem.) To treat in such a way as to cause the introduction of one or more ethyl groups, C2H5-.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb organic chemistry To react with an
ethyl compound so as to introduce one or more ethyl groups into a compound
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Examples
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Dr Lungé found the following process more satisfactory in the case of the more highly nitrated products: -- The reagent is an alcoholic solution of sodium-ethylate prepared by dissolving
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For the saponification we employ a solution of sodium ethylate in the cold.
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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Normal results as regards acid numbers, on the other hand, are obtained by saponification with sodium ethylate in the cold, the product being digested with the half-saturated solution for 12 hours in a closed flask.
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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It may be prepared by the hydrolysis of ethyl acetoacetate, or by passing carbon monoxide over a mixture of sodium acetate and sodium ethylate at 205° C. (A. Geuther,
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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