Carbonylation
Chemical reaction which adds a C=O group onto a molecule / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Protein carbonylation
In chemistry, carbonylation refers to reactions that introduce carbon monoxide (CO) into organic and inorganic substrates. Carbon monoxide is abundantly available and conveniently reactive, so it is widely used as a reactant in industrial chemistry. The term carbonylation also refers to oxidation of protein side chains.