Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Solvolysis:
A reaction in which the
solvent
is a
reactant
, and becomes part of the
reaction product
.
Hydrolysis
of
tert
-butyl
chloride;
solvent
=
water
.
Fischer esterification reaction
;
solvent
=
methanol
.
Related terms:
Alcoholysis
,
aminolysis
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