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What is an alkylation?

What is an alkylation? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.
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The largest scale industrial reaction of aniline involves its alkylation with formaldehyde.
The other route for combining smaller hydrocarbon molecules into larger ones is alkylation.
As this alkylation method is not widely applied for the preparation of aza-amino acid precursors it required optimization.
Small alterations to bases, including oxidation and alkylation, are mainly repaired by the pathway known as base excision repair.
His studies, in collaboration with BP Amoco Chemicals and Unilever, include oligomerisation, polymerisation, alkylation and acylation in ionic liquids.
For example, alkyl groups can be introduced into aliphatic hydrocarbons or aromatic hydrocarbons by alkylation reactions.

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