a compound formed by the removal of a proton from an alcohol
alkoxide in American English
(ælˈkɑksaid, -sɪd)
noun
Chemistry
a compound formed from an alcohol by the replacement of the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group with a metal, as sodium methoxide, CH3ONa, from methyl alcohol, CH3OH
Also called: alcoholate
Word origin
[alk(yl) + ox(y)-2 + -ide]-ide is a suffix used in the names of chemical compounds. Other words that use the affix-ide include: anhydride, chloride, glucoside, glyceride, nucleoside
Examples of 'alkoxide' in a sentence
alkoxide
The boehmite was obtained by the hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxide in an aqueous solution.
Ángela B. Sifontes, Brenda Gutierrez, Andrea Mónaco, Andreina Yanez, Yraida Díaz,Franklin J. Méndez, Ligia Llovera, Edgar Cañizales, Joaquín L. Brito 2014, 'Preparation of functionalized porous nano-γ-Al2O3 powders employing colophony extract',Biotechnology Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X14000241. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The matrix was prepared by reaction between tetraethylorthosilicate and phenyltriethoxysilanealkoxide.
Eduardo J. Nassar, Lilian R. Ávila, Paula F. S. Pereira, Evelisy C. O. Nassor, AlexandreCestari, Katia J. Ciuffi, Paulo Sergio Calefi 2007, 'Fenilsilicato dopado com Eu III obtido pelo método sol-gel Phenylsilicate doped withEu III obtained by sol-gel methodology', Química Novahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422007000700013. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ‘unimolecular' decomposition of alkoxide groups was studied.
Valeriy A. Pokrovskiy 1996, 'Temperature-Programmed Desorption Mass Spectrometry (TPDMS) of Dispersed Oxides',Adsorption Science & Technologyhttps://doi.org/10.1177/026361749601400505. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Further transformation with alkylamine/sodium alkoxide alcohol solution conveniently afforded novel polysubstituted pyrroles in good to excellent yields.
Meng Gao, Wenting Zhao, Hongyi Zhao, Ziyun Lin, Dongfeng Zhang, Haihong Huang 2018, 'An efficient and facile access to highly functionalized pyrrole derivatives', Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistryhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.14.75. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The effectivity of alkoxide catalyst depends on its solubility determined by the structure of the alkyl chain.
Valdis Kampars, Zane Abelniece, Sabine Blaua 2019, 'The Unanticipated Catalytic Activity of Lithium tert-Butoxide/THF in the Interesterificationof Rapeseed Oil with Methyl Acetate', Journal of Chemistryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1509706. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These results indicate that the affinity between the silicon alkoxide and polymer greatly influences the liquid-liquid phase separation.
Hiroaki Matsukawa, Satoshi Yoda, Yasuo Okawa, Katsuto Otake 2019, 'Phase Behavior of a Carbon Dioxide/Methyl Trimethoxy Silane/Polystyrene Ternary System',Polymershttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/2/246. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To this end, silica nanoparticles were produced from alkoxide precursors in the presence of recycled polystyrene.
Genoveva Hernández-Padrón, Domingo Rangel-Miranda, Gerardo Cedillo, Alejandra Blanco-Hernández 2015, 'Incorporation of Nanohybrid Films of Silica into Recycled Polystyrene Matrix', Journal of Nanomaterialshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/173949. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Titania nanoparticles with high photocatalytic activity were prepared from titanium alkoxide dissolved in alcohol and water under acidic conditions.
F. MASTALI KHAN TEHRANI, M. RASHIDZADEH, A. NEMATI, A. IRANDOUKHT 2011, 'FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PREPARATION OF TiO2 NANOPOWDERS FROM TITANIA SOL', Ceramics-Silikátyhttp://www.ceramics-silikaty.cz/2011/pdf/2011_01_31.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)