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Polarity vs Umpolung - What's the difference?

polarity | umpolung |

As nouns the difference between polarity and umpolung

is that polarity is the separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles while umpolung is reversal (especially of polarity).

polarity

English

(wikipedia polarity)

Noun

(polarities)
  • The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
  • Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
  • (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule.

    • umpolung

    English

    (wikipedia umpolung)

    Noun

  • (organic chemistry) The chemical modification of a functional group with the aim of the reversal of polarity of that group.