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- ISSN: 1385-2728
- E-ISSN: 1875-5348
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The Importance of – and the Adherence to – Clear Scientific Definitions in the Chemical Literature
- Source: Current Organic Chemistry, Volume 17, Issue 15, Aug 2013, p. 1655 - 1658
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- 01 Aug 2013
Abstract
The paper discusses the misuse of two familiar chemical words in the chemical literature, namely hydrolysis and catalysis. The splitting of the acetate ester linkage in acetylsalicylic acid or aspirin, which has different mechanisms according to the pH of the solution is used as an example.
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