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birch reduction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
birch re-duc-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organic reaction in which an aromatic ring is reduced to a 1,4-cyclohexadiene with an alkali metal (e.g. sodium) in liquid ammonia in the presence of an alcohol.

Etymology

Named for Arthur Birch, a chemist who developed this reaction.

Inflected Forms

Birch reductions (plural)

Questions

What does birch reduction mean?
An organic reaction in which an aromatic ring is reduced to a 1,4-cyclohexadiene with an alkali metal (e.g. sodium) in liquid ammonia in the presence of an alcohol.
Where does birch reduction come from?
Named for Arthur Birch, a chemist who developed this reaction.

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