ethylate

[eth-uh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

ethylated, ethylating 

1. to introduce one or more ethyl groups into (a compound).

noun

1. Also called ethoxide. a metallic derivative of ethyl alcohol, as potassium ethylate, KOC 2 H 5 .

ethylate

/ ˈɛθɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. to undergo or cause to undergo a chemical reaction in which an ethyl group is introduced into a molecule

noun

1. another name for an ethoxide

Other Word Forms

• ethylation noun
• unethylated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethylate¹

First recorded in 1860–65; ethyl + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Manufacturing of polyurethane, vinyl chloride monomer and sodium or potassium methylate or ethylate are exempt although emissions must be reduced.

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They form unstable addition products with sodium ethylate or methylate.

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Potassium ethyl carbonate, KO�CO�OC2H5, is obtained in the form of pearly scales when carbon dioxide is passed into an alcoholic solution of potassium ethylate, CO2 + KOC2H5 = KO�CO�OC2H5.

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It can be prepared by the reduction of phenyl propiolic acid with zinc and acetic acid, by heating benzal malonic acid, by the condensation of ethyl acetate with benzaldehyde in the presence of sodium ethylate or by the so-called “Perkin reaction”; the latter being the method commonly employed.

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Then a greenish white solid sublimed, and this was found to be aluminic ethylate.

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