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disproportionation


A reaction involving a substance that produces two different forms of the substance, one more oxidized and the other more reduced than the original.
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disproportionation


A chemical reaction in which a single compound serves as both oxidizing and reducing agent and is thereby converted into a more oxidized and a more reduced derivative; e.g., a hypochlorite upon approp [..]
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disproportionation


Any chemical reaction of the type A + A A' + A", where A, A' and A" are different chemical species. For example: 2 ArH+ ArH + ArH2+ The reverse of disproportionation is called comproportionation
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disproportionation


oxidation-reduction reaction in which the same element is both oxidized and reduced.
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disproportionation


A reaction in which an element is oxidized and reduced. This is how stable molecules are made from radicals. [Journal of Physical Chemistry A; v103n50; pages 11212-11220; 1999] [Inorganic Chemistry; v [..]
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disproportionation


(chemistry) A form of redox reaction in which part of a reactant is oxidized and part of it is reduced simultaneously (chemistry) A reaction wherein a single reactant generates two chemical specie [..]
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