heterobonded

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ bonded.

Adjective

heterobonded (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) bonded via a heteroatom
   • 2016 January 8, “Inhaled Methane Limits the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Dysfunction during Experimental Liver Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In this chemical reaction, CH 4 is readily formed from the S-CH 3 groups of organosulfur compounds in a model system containing iron(II/III), H 2 O 2 and ascorbate that uses organic compounds with heterobonded CH 3 groups for CH 4 generation under ambient (1,000 mbar and 22°C) and aerobic (21% O 2 ) conditions.