verb
- introducing a phenol group into a chemical compound; treating with or converting to a phenol derivative
Usage: chemistry; technical; present participle of phenolate
Examples
- The chemist is phenolating the aromatic compound to increase its reactivity.
- Phenolating the substrate improves its solubility in organic solvents.
- The process of phenolating benzene derivatives is common in synthetic organic chemistry.
- They are phenolating the polymer to enhance its thermal stability.