noun
- plural of heterolysis; the breaking of a chemical bond in which both electrons go to one of the two atoms, forming a cation and an anion
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The heterolyses of the C-O bond produced a carbocation intermediate.
- In organic chemistry, heterolyses differs from homolysis in electron distribution.
- The reaction mechanism involves several heterolyses steps.
- Heterolyses typically occurs in polar solvents.
- The chemist studied heterolyses of alkyl halides.