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Meta- (chemistry)

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In chemistry, meta is a prefix, used for systematic names in IUPAC nomenclature. It has several meanings.[1]

  • In organic chemistry, meta indicates the positions of substituents in aromatic cyclic compounds. The substituents have the 1,3-positions, for example in resorcinol.
  • Meta may also denote the dehydrated form of an acid, salt or organic derivative in a series. For example:
    • metabisulfite: 2 bisulfite (HSO−
      3      ) → 1 metabisulfite S
      2      O2−
      5       + H
      2      O
    • metaphosphoric acid: 3 orthophosphoric acid H
      3      PO
      4       → 1 trimetaphosphoric acid (H
      3      P
      3      O
      9      ) + 3 H
      2      O      .
    • Meta-antimonic acid, the dehydrated form of antimonic acid (H
      3      SbO
      4      ), is HSbO
      3      .[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Definition of meta-". www.dictionary.com. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  2. ^ Kern, Sergius (1875-02-19). Crookes, William (ed.). "New Method of Quantitative Analysis of Ordinary Alloys". Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science. London: Chemical news office. XXXI (795): 76.
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