deprotonated
Speech parts
1. deprotonated - Adjective
2. deprotonated - Verb
Meaning
deprotonated
simple past and past participle of deprotonate
deprotonated (comparative more deprotonated, superlative most deprotonated)
(chemistry) That has had one or more protons removed.
Examples
Deprotonation Certain methyl groups can be deprotonated.
Cyclopentadiene is deprotonated by strong bases or alkali metals.
Reactions Metal acetylides main Since acetylene has a pK a of 25, acetylene can be deprotonated by a superbase to form an acetylide : citation : HC≡CH + RM → RH + HC≡CM Various organometallic citation and inorganic citation reagents are effective.
Structure Selenocysteine has a structure similar to that of cysteine, but with an atom of selenium taking the place of the usual sulfur, forming a selenol group which is deprotonated at physiological pH.
The decreased concentration of H + in that basic solution shifts the equilibrium towards the conjugate base form (the deprotonated form of the acid).