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hydroformylation

[ hahy-druh-fawr-muh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroformylation1

First recorded in 1945–50; hydro- 2 + formyl + -ation

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