Preferred Label : protection of a reactive group;
IUPAC definition : Temporary chemical transformation of a reactive group into a group that does not react
under conditions where the non-protected group reacts.;
Scope note : for example, trimethylsilylation is a typical transformation used to protect reactive
functional groups, such as hydroxy or amino groups, from their reaction with growing
anionic species in anionic polymerization.;
Origin ID : PT07148;
See also
Temporary chemical transformation of a reactive group into a group that does not react
under conditions where the non-protected group reacts.
