dehydrogenate

Thân thiện

A chemist dehydrogenates a hydrocarbon in a laboratory.

Definition

Verb: - To remove hydrogen from (a compound).

Usage

This verb is used in chemistry to describe a chemical reaction where hydrogen atoms are removed from a molecule. It is a technical term.

Examples

• The catalyst helps to dehydrogenate the alcohol, converting it into an aldehyde.
• In this industrial process, they dehydrogenate ethylbenzene to produce styrene.
• The enzyme's function is to dehydrogenate specific substrates.

Advanced Usage

• Dehydrogenated (adjective): Describes a compound from which hydrogen has been removed.
  • The dehydrogenated product is more reactive.
• Dehydrogenating (adjective/participle): Describing the agent or process that causes dehydrogenation.
  • The dehydrogenating agent was added to the mixture.

Variants and Related Words

• Dehydrogenation (noun): The chemical process of removing hydrogen.
  • The dehydrogenation of butane yields butene and hydrogen gas.

Synonyms

• Oxidize (in specific contexts where oxidation involves hydrogen removal, though not a perfect synonym as oxidation is broader).

Antonyms

• Hydrogenate: To add hydrogen to (a compound).

Học thuật

Verb

1. remove hydrogen from