substitution reaction

chemical reaction during which one functional group in a chemical compound is replaced by another functional group
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substitution reaction

Summary

substitution reaction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • substitution reaction is a type of chemical reaction[2].
  • substitution reaction is a type of replacement[3].
  • substitution reaction's Commons category is recorded as Substitution reactions[4].
  • substitution reaction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Substitution reactions[5].
  • substitution reaction's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • substitution reaction's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • substitution reaction's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • substitution reaction's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • substitution reaction's has effect is recorded as replacement[10].
  • substitution reaction's different from is recorded as Substitution[11].
  • substitution reaction's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include chemical reaction[2] and replacement[3].

Why It Matters

substitution reaction ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect replacement
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Subclass of chemical reaction, replacement
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543734905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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