sulfonation

English

Alternative forms

• sulphonation

Noun

sulfonation (countable and uncountable, plural sulfonations)

1. (chemistry) The replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a sulfonic acid (-SO₃H) functional group, often by reaction with sulfuric acid at high temperatures

See also

• sulfation

French

Noun

sulfonation f (plural sulfonations)

1. sulfonation

Further reading

• “sulfonation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.