acetylating agent

acetylating agent

[ə′sed·əl‚āt·iŋ ‚ā·jənt]
(organic chemistry)
A reagent, such as acetic anhydride, capable of bonding an acetyl group onto an organic molecule.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Purified cellulose is subjected to an acetylation reaction in acetic anhydride excess, which is used as an acetylating agent; acetic acid is used as a solvent, and either sulfuric acid or perchloric acid is used as a catalyst [10,11].
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We hypothesized that the acetate buffer used for enzymatic hydrolysis may act as an acetylating agent to chemically convert morphine to 6AM.
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(12) Cellulose acetate was produced through homogeneous acetylation of cellulose from SCB cellulose, which uses acetic anhydride as acetylating agent, acetic acid as solvent, and sulfuric acid as catalyst (13).
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