Trisilver
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Three silver atoms in a compound. especially, in-compounds, uncountable
"This, however, reacts with methyl iodide just as the trisilver salt does. When dry trisilver cochinelate is heated with excess of methyl iodide at 100°, a mixture of the methyl ethers of trimethyl and dimethyl hydrogen cochinelate, OMe⋅C₆HMe(CO₂Me)₃ and OMe⋅C₆HMe(CO₂H)(CO₂Me)₂, is obtained; these can be separated by means of aqueous sodium carbonate."
Example
More examples"This, however, reacts with methyl iodide just as the trisilver salt does. When dry trisilver cochinelate is heated with excess of methyl iodide at 100°, a mixture of the methyl ethers of trimethyl and dimethyl hydrogen cochinelate, OMe⋅C₆HMe(CO₂Me)₃ and OMe⋅C₆HMe(CO₂H)(CO₂Me)₂, is obtained; these can be separated by means of aqueous sodium carbonate."
Etymology
From tri- + silver.
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