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Sulfonyl vs Sulfonylation - What's the difference?

sulfonyl | sulfonylation |

In chemistry terms the difference between sulfonyl and sulfonylation

is that sulfonyl is the bivalent radical or functional group -SO2 while sulfonylation is any reaction that introduces a sulfonyl group into a molecule.

sulfonyl

English

(wikipedia sulfonyl)

Alternative forms

* sulphonyl

Noun

  • (chemistry) the bivalent radical or functional group -SO2-

    • See also

    * sulfone * sulfuryl

    sulfonylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any reaction that introduces a sulfonyl group into a molecule