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Reductive dechlorination
In organochlorine chemistry, reductive dechlorination describes any chemical reaction which cleaves the covalent bond between carbon and chlorine via reductants, to release chloride ions.
Reductive elimination
an elementary step in organometallic chemistry in which the oxidation state of the metal center decreases while forming a new covalent bond between two ligands.
Reductive amination
(also known as reductive alkylation) a form of amination that converts a carbonyl group to an amine via an intermediate imine.
Reductive group
In mathematics, a reductive group is a type of linear algebraic group over a field.
opposite of reductive
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