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cuprate

cuprate

9.9
A chemical with copper joined to organic groups used in organic reactions
  • noun
  • /ˈkjuːpreɪt/
  • Specialized
: cuprato
  • Adding a cuprate can help achieve selective transformations in organic chemistry.

Examples

  • The synthesis required a cuprate to facilitate the chemical reaction.

  • Researchers studied the properties of the new cuprate compound in the laboratory.

  • The cuprate compound was synthesized in the lab.

  • Can you explain what a cuprate is?

  • To analyze the reaction, the chemist prepared a cuprate that would enhance the process.

  • In their latest experiment, scientists successfully created a new cuprate to test its reactivity.

  • The effectiveness of the reaction improved significantly when a cuprate was included in the mixture.

Surface Forms

cuprate singular
cuprates plural

Morphology

cuprate = copper (semi-transparent) = cupr + ate

The relation to 'copper' is clear, but the organometallic/reagent sense depends on specialized chemical usage of '-ate' and so is not fully transparent to general learners.

Etymology

Cuprate comes from the old Latin cuprum (from Cyprus) and the suffix -ate for chemical compounds; so in organic chemistry a cuprate is a compound 'where copper is joined to parts of organic molecules', and this explains its use as a special reagent in reactions.