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What is a metathesis?

What is a metathesis? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (phonetics) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
  3. (organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.
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The strontium caprylate was prepared by metathesis from sodium caprylate and strontium chloride.
We are dealing here with a phenomenon called metathesis, the switching of two adjacent sounds within a word.
The Shell Higher Olefin Process also uses metathesis technology to convert ethene to detergent range molecules.
I've never done an olefin metathesis reaction, which means that the trend started without me and will leave without me.
In South Africa, interest in alkene metathesis research is growing.
The form Vlach reflects South Slavic metathesis, while the name of the former Romanian kingdom of Walachia reflects East Slavic treatment.

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