Abstraction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000084",
  "term": "Abstraction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A type of chemical reaction where an atom or a group of atoms is removed from one molecule by another molecule or radical. This process often involves the breaking of a covalent bond and the formation of a new one. Hydrogen atom abstraction by radicals is a common example in organic chemistry, leading to radical chain reactions.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "molecularity",
    "chemical reaction",
    "detachment",
    "proton",
    "transformation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1081 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/abstraction/"
}