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oxo process

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[ok-soh] / ˈɒk soʊ /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a process for producing carbonyl compounds, especially alcohols and aldehydes, by adding, under high pressure, carbon monoxide and hydrogen to an olefin in the presence of a cobalt catalyst.

Etymology

Origin of oxo process

ox- + -o-

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