alkylated
Given carbon chains
Alkylated describes a substance that has undergone alkylation—a chemical process that attaches an alkyl group (a carbon-hydrogen chain) to a molecule.
The term appears in organic chemistry and petroleum refining: alkylated gasoline, alkylated DNA.
In biochemistry, alkylated compounds often result from exposure to certain drugs or carcinogens that modify genetic material.
Attaching a methyl group
- electrophileElectron-pair acceptor species
- nucleophileElectron-pair donating species
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
Friedel-Crafts · catalyst · mechanism · intermediate · SN1 · SN2
Aromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- tolueneAromatic solvent from petroleum
- xyleneDimethylbenzene industrial solvent
- naphthaleneBicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- phenolAromatic hydroxyl compound
ether · hydrocarbon · alkane · alkene · alkyne · halide · octane · gasoline
Substance prompting chemical change
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- productManufactured item for sale
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
conditions · pathway · scalability · purification · laboratory · experimentation · workup · catalyst
Resistance to wetting
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- inertnessState of non-reactivity
- solubilityDissolving potential in liquid
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
affinity · nonpolar · bulkiness · branching · volatility
methylation
Attaching a methyl group
- electrophileElectron-pair acceptor species
- nucleophileElectron-pair donating species
- substitutionExchange of one for another
addition · Friedel-Crafts · catalyst · mechanism · intermediate · SN1 · SN2
benzene
Aromatic hydrocarbon solvent
- tolueneAromatic solvent from petroleum
- xyleneDimethylbenzene industrial solvent
- naphthaleneBicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
phenol · ether · hydrocarbon · alkane · alkene · alkyne · halide · octane · gasoline · plasticizer
reagent
Substance prompting chemical change
procedure · conditions · pathway · scalability · purification · laboratory · experimentation · workup · catalyst · selectivity
hydrophobicity
Resistance to wetting
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- inertnessState of non-reactivity
- solubilityDissolving potential in liquid
reactivity · affinity · nonpolar · bulkiness · branching · volatility