Definition
In chemistry, acylation is a broad class of chemical reactions in which an acyl group is added to a substrate. The compound providing the acyl group is called the acylating agent. The substrate to be acylated and the product include the following:alcohols, esters amines, amides arenes or alkenes, ketones
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