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hydroformylation

American  
[hahy-druh-fawr-muh-ley-shuhn] / ˌhaɪ drəˌfɔr məˈleɪ ʃən /

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.

Etymology

Origin of hydroformylation

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

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