phase transfer catalysis

English

Noun

phase transfer catalysis

  1. (chemistry) A process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced by the addition of a substance that transfers one of the reactants across the interface between the two phases.
  • phase transfer catalyst
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