arylating
|ˈær-ɪ-leɪ-tɪŋ|
/ˈærɪleɪt/
(arylate)
contain or attach an aryl group
Etymology
'arylating' is formed from the chemical element 'aryl' + the verb-forming suffix '-ate' (giving 'arylate'), with the present-participle '-ing' added; 'aryl' itself was coined in organic chemistry by combining the 'ar-' element from 'aromatic' and the radical suffix '-yl' (denoting a substituent).
'aromatic' (adjective for fragrant, then for benzene-like compounds) contributed 'ar-' and combined with the suffix '-yl' (used since 19th-century chemistry to name radicals) to form 'aryl'; adding the verb-forming suffix '-ate' produced 'arylate', and the modern English form 'arylating' derives as the present participle of that verb.
Originally 'aryl' referred to a radical or substituent derived from an aromatic (benzene-like) compound; over time the verb 'arylate' and its forms came to mean specifically 'to introduce an aryl group' into a molecule, a meaning retained in 'arylating'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
arylating used as a gerund/noun: the act or process of introducing an aryl group into a compound (i.e., arylation).
Arylating of the intermediate was a key step in the synthesis.
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Verb 1
present-participle form of 'arylate': performing the action of introducing an aryl group (an aromatic-ring-containing substituent) into a molecule; conducting arylation.
The chemist was arylating the substrate to improve its binding affinity.
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