abstraction

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A @C01033@ or @T06446@, the main feature of which is the @M03989@ removal of an atom (neutral or charged) from a molecular entity. For example:
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(@P04906@ abstraction from acetone)
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(hydrogen abstraction from methane)
See:
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Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. (Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 1081 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'abstraction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00045 RIS BibTex EndNote
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