sulfonate
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
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to make into a sulfonic acid, as by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon with concentrated sulfuric acid.
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to introduce the sulfonic group into (an organic compound).
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sulfonate
1875–80; sulfon(ic acid) + -ate 1 or -ate 2
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To speed this transport even more, Yang and his team also modified their triazine starting materials so that the rigid pores were lined with negatively charged sulfonate groups.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 26, 2023
What chemical reactions occur when you put them together or add a surfactant, such as C12-16 pareth or alkylbenzene sulfonate?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2021
The ionic end can be either a sulfate or a sulfonate.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The Rutland Herald reports elevated levels of perfluoroalkyl sulfonate, or PFAS, were found in two wells that serve the Rutland Airport Business Park.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2018
PFOS, or perfluorooctane sulfonate, produced by 3M and used in Scotchgard, was phased out in 2001, but remains the predominant PFC in the environment.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2013
Tarasoff has made a series of condensation products from phenol and formaldehyde with the addition of sulfonated oils.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
The Kontact or Petroff reagent, discovered by Petroff in Russia, is made from sulfonated mineral oils.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
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