A chemical reaction in which a formyl group is introduced into a molecule or compound.
From formylate + -ion (noun suffix). This term became standard in chemistry around the early 20th century as the process became important in pharmaceutical and industrial organic synthesis.
Formylation is one of the most common reactions in drug manufacturing—pharmaceutical companies use it to transform starting materials into the complex molecules that become your medications.
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