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  • noun organic chemistry A reaction that introduces a benzoyl group into a molecule

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  • NaOH, established (1) that there is no corresponding increase in the benzoylation, and (2) that this ester reaction and the sulphocarbonate reaction are closely parallel, in that the degree and limit of reaction are predetermined by the conditions of formation of the alkali cellulose.

    Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross

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