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The transformation of a substance into two or more dissimilar substances usually by a process involving simultaneous oxidation and reduction.

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  • However, it has been recently suggested that disproportionation of
  • They are also produced by the disproportionation of toluene.
  • It is typically extracted from refineries 'gasoline blending pools, but can also be produced from toluene disproportionation.
  • "The reason is that the air cells in the air filled emulsion have a robust surface structure, given by the hydrophobin film, and this helps prevent disproportionation...
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