Alkylation

Introduction: Alkylation

Description of Alkylation

Alkylation: substitution of an alkyl group for an active hydrogen atom in an organic compound.
Source: CRISP

Alkylation: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Alkylation: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Alkylation:

• Substitution
• Alkyl
• Radical
• Hydrogen
• Atom
• Side
• Side pain (33 causes)
• Chain
• Compound

Terms associated with Alkylation:

More specific terms for Alkylation:

• Methylation

Source - MeSH 2007

• methylation

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Alkylation

• Metabolism
• Chemistry, Organic

Source - MeSH 2007

• chemical reaction

Source - CRISP

The term Alkylation can be used for:

• dealkylation

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Alkylation

The following list attempts to classify Alkylation into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Biochemical Phenomena, Metabolism, and Nutrition
  • Metabolism
    • Alkylation

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Natural Sciences
  • Chemistry
    • Chemistry, Organic
      • Alkylation

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