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Alkoxide vs Monoalkoxide - What's the difference?

alkoxide | monoalkoxide |

As nouns the difference between alkoxide and monoalkoxide

is that alkoxide is (organic chemistry) any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species while monoalkoxide is (organic chemistry|especially in combination) any compound having a single alkoxide group.

alkoxide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species.

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    * (wikipedia "alkoxide")

    monoalkoxide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any compound having a single alkoxide group