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Decarbonylate vs Decarboxylate - What's the difference?

decarbonylate | decarboxylate |

In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between decarbonylate and decarboxylate

is that decarbonylate is (organic chemistry) to remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule while decarboxylate is (organic chemistry) to remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule.

As verbs the difference between decarbonylate and decarboxylate

is that decarbonylate is (organic chemistry) to remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule while decarboxylate is (organic chemistry) to remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule.

decarbonylate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (organic chemistry) To remove one or more carbonyl groups from a molecule

    • Related terms

    *decarbonylation

    decarboxylate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule

    • Related terms

    *decarboxylation