Alkylation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000237",
  "term": "Alkylation",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The covalent bonding of an alkyl group to an organic compound. It can occur by a simple addition reaction or by substitution of another functional group.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Friedel-Crafts alkylation"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical reactions",
    "methylation",
    "ethylation",
    "propylation",
    "isopropylation",
    "butylation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "alquilación"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/alkylation/"
}