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  • noun organic chemistry A highly pyrophoric organozinc compound consisting of a zinc centre bound to two ethyl groups; an important reagent in organic chemistry.

Etymologies

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diethyl +‎ zinc

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Examples

  • The second technique, chain-transfer polymerization, relies on transferring the polymer chain to an inactive main-group metal alkyl, such as diethylzinc, to terminate growth of one chain and initiate growth of a new one.

    Engineering News: Latest News 2010

  • Ethyl groups generally are attached using diethylzinc, a liquid that combusts upon exposure to air, as a reagent.

    Green Chemistry Wins Converts 2007

  • "We are further expanding our Bergkamen plant to provide a sustainable supply for tomorrow's global customer requirements of the specialty chemicals trimethylaluminum (TMA), methylaluminoxane (MAO), and diethylzinc (DEZ)," said Dr. Ulrich Stewen, General Manager of

    Nachrichten Ticker - www.finanzen.net 2010

  • "We are further expanding our Bergkamen plant to provide a sustainable supply for tomorrow's global customer requirements of the specialty chemicals trimethylaluminum (TMA), methylaluminoxane (MAO), and diethylzinc (DEZ)"

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • "We are further expanding our Bergkamen plant to provide a sustainable supply for tomorrow's global customer requirements of the specialty chemicals trimethylaluminum (TMA), methylaluminoxane (MAO), and diethylzinc (DEZ)," said Dr. Ulrich Stewen, General Manager of

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • The process takes advantage of diethylzinc as a transfer reagent to shuttle the growing polymer chains back and forth between the catalysts in a continuous reaction that adds alternating blocks of ethylene and 1-octene with precise control over polymer composition.

    Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News 2009

  • The team first tested zinc - by exposing the silk to a vapour of diethylzinc and water - and compared its strength with untreated silk, finding a considerable improvement in toughness.

    unknown title 2009

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