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Nitration vs Mononitration - What's the difference?

nitration | mononitration |

As nouns the difference between nitration and mononitration

is that nitration is the reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound while mononitration is any nitration reaction in which a single nitro group is introduced into a compound.

nitration

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Noun

(wikipedia nitration)
  • (chemistry) The reaction of something with nitric acid; especially such a reaction, in the presence of sulphuric acid, to introduce a nitro functional group into a compound.

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    mononitration

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any nitration reaction in which a single nitro group is introduced into a compound