tosylate

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English

Noun

tosylate (plural tosylates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of toluenesulfonic acid

Verb

tosylate (third-person singular simple present tosylates, present participle tosylating, simple past and past participle tosylated)

  1. (organic chemistry) To modify by the addition of one or more tosyl groups