alkanoylation
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Acylation — In chemistry, acylation (rarely, but more formally: alkanoylation) is the process of adding an acyl group to a compound. The compound providing the acyl group is called the acylating agent. These are used to form aryl ketones.Because they form a… … Wikipedia
acylate — verb To add one or more acyl groups to a compound. See Also: acylation, alkanoylation … Wiktionary
