transetherification

The reaction of an ether with an alcohol (typically a polyhydroxy one) in order to produce a different ether (typically a polymeric one)

Noun

  1. The reaction of an ether with an alcohol (typically a polyhydroxy one) in order to produce a different ether (typically a polymeric one)

Origin

From trans- + ether + -ification.

Forms

transetherifications