noun
- Plural of carbonylation; chemical reactions in which a carbonyl group (C=O) is introduced into an organic molecule.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The carbonylations of aromatic compounds are important in synthetic organic chemistry.
- Several carbonylations were performed using carbon monoxide and a metal catalyst.
- The research focused on new methods for carbonylations of alkenes.
- Transition metal-catalyzed carbonylations are widely used in pharmaceutical synthesis.