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Solvolysis vs Acetolysis - What's the difference?

solvolysis | acetolysis | Hypernyms |

Solvolysis is a hypernym of acetolysis.


As nouns the difference between solvolysis and acetolysis

is that solvolysis is (chemistry) any reaction, between a solute and its solvent, in which one or more bonds of the solute are broken; specifically a substitution, elimination or fragmentation reaction in which the solvent is the nucleophile while acetolysis is (organic chemistry) the breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride.

solvolysis

English

Noun

  • (chemistry) any reaction, between a solute and its solvent, in which one or more bonds of the solute are broken; specifically a substitution, elimination or fragmentation reaction in which the solvent is the nucleophile

    • Related terms

    * alcoholysis * hydrolysis

    acetolysis

    English

    Noun

    (acetolyses)
  • (organic chemistry) The breakdown of an organic compound using either acetic acid or acetic anhydride

    • Hypernyms

    * decomposition * solvolysis

    Derived terms

    * acetolytic

    Related terms

    * acetolyze * alcoholysis * ammonolysis * hydrolysis