Mercaptal

Translation of "mercaptal" into Russian

mercaptal

Noun

/mɜːˈkæptəl/

/mɜrˈkæptəl/

mercaptal

mercaptals pl

меркаптал

The chemist synthesized a new mercaptal for the experiment.

Химик синтезировал новый меркаптал для эксперимента.

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mercaptal

Noun

/mɜːˈkæptəl/

/mɜrˈkæptəl/

Chemistry: a thioacetal obtained by reacting an aldehyde or ketone with two equivalents of a thiol, in which the carbonyl oxygen atom(s) of an acetal are replaced by sulphur atoms.

Dibutyl mercaptal is frequently used as a protecting group in organic synthesis.

mercaptal

Adjective

/mɜːˈkæptəl/

/mɜrˈkæptəl/

Relating to, containing, or characteristic of a mercaptal or mercaptals.

The mercaptal sulfur stretch appears at a lower wavenumber in the IR spectrum.

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