sulfonation

[ suhl-fuh-ney-shuh n ]

/ ˌsʌl fəˈneɪ ʃən /

noun Chemistry.

the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO3H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.

Nearby words

sulfo-, sulfocarbanilide, sulfon-, sulfonamide, sulfonate, sulfonation, sulfone, sulfonic, sulfonic acid, sulfonium, sulfonmethane

Origin of sulfonation

First recorded in 1885–90; sulfonate + -ion

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