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Acrylate vs Acylate - What's the difference?

acrylate | acylate |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between acrylate and acylate

is that acrylate is (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of acrylic acid while acylate is (organic chemistry) to add one or more acyl groups to a compound.

As a noun acrylate

is (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

As a verb acylate is

(organic chemistry) to add one or more acyl groups to a compound.

acrylate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

    • acylate

    English

    Verb

  • (organic chemistry) To add one or more acyl groups to a compound.

    • Related terms

    *acylation *alkanoylation