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abstraction definition

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A chemical reaction or transformation, the main feature of which is the bimolecular removal of an atom (neutral or charged) from a molecular entity. For example:

CH3COCH3 + (i-C3H7)2N- (CH3COCH2)- + (i-C3H7)2NH(proton abstraction from acetone)

CH4 + Cl. H3C. + HCl(hydrogen abstraction from methane)

See detachment.

See also:

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